Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released their consolidated appropriations bill for FY 2014 on Monday night. The $1.1-trillion omnibus bill provides $1.01 billion for the Food Safety and Inspection Service and allows for another $1 million to come from laboratory accreditation fees. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will receive $2.55 billion in discretionary funding in the bill, with an additional $1.79 billion to come from user fees. The bill allocates $900 million for the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN), $173 million to the Center for Veterinary Medicine and $275 million to several offices, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, and the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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Meat plants have been told not to make any products for export to the United States because of strike action in Ireland.
Industrial action by public sector workers is planned
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Authorities in an Italian region have suspended the sale of tomatoes in canteens after reports of Salmonella infections.
Following a notification from officials in the Puglia region regarding cases of
Lidl US is recalling one lot of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces because testing showed contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed
Kayem Foods Inc., of Chelsea, MA, is recalling more than 1.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products because they may have experienced temperature abuse
Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY, is recalling some of its raw milk cheddar cheese because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
The product was distributed