The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details about this week’s various alert modifications.
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The FDA has announced what it calls movement on implementation of the Food Traceability Rule, but some food safety experts say the agency isn’t really moving the needle.
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Mahrousa brand tahini is being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.
This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results. There have been no reported illnesses
Made Fresh Salads Inc. of Bay Shore, NY, is recalling assorted flavors of cream cheese because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The cream cheese was
A scientist at a university in England has been given funding to study a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection.
Dr. Patrick Walsh from Newcastle University
