As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
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Vasco & Company Seafood LLC is recalling filets of smoked Atlantic salmon because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated salmon was distributed in Quebec. The Filet Royal brand recalled salmon is packaged in plastic with a navy blue border and weighs 170 g. It is marked with the lot
Continue Reading Company recalls smoked salmon because of positive test for Listeria monocytogenes
Rana brand tagliatelle chicken and mushroom sauce is being recalled in Canada because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated sauce was distributed nationwide, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
There is concern that consumers may have the recalled product in their homes because its expiration dates run
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Enoki King Mushroom Farm of Ventura, CA, is recalling its 5.3-ounce (150g) packages of Enoki Mushroom (Product of USA) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled Enoki comes in a clear plastic package with the description “Enoki Mushroom” in English and French with the
Continue Reading California company issues nationwide recall of enoki mushrooms because of Listeria
An investigation has been opened into the supplier of a school feeding program in Peru after more than a dozen pupils fell sick earlier this year.
Prosecutors are following up allegations of bribery by a company that supplied food to schools, as part of the Qali Warma program, to avoid
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Floods and prolonged power outages after hurricanes can jeopardize the safety of your food. It’s important to take the proper steps to evaluate and discard certain foods and utensils after these events.
To stay safe, be sure to follow these tips:
The Food and Drug Administration continues using 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.
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Public health officials are continuing to investigate an outbreak of Shigella infections traced to a restaurant in Illinois. The patient count has increased to 24, with an additional 44 people reporting symptoms.
The St. Clair County Health Department reports that nine of the patients have required hospitalization because their symptoms
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A list of specific products and photos of their labels are now available for a recall of 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products. The products include salads sold under the Dole brand and the Walmart brand Marketside.
BrucePac of Durant, OK, is recalling 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE)
Continue Reading Dole, Marketside salads included in recall of 10 million pounds of meat, poultry products
A restaurant in Tacoma, WA, has been temporarily closed because of an outbreak of norovirus illnesses.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported that the Harvest Buffet at 3121 S. 38th St. was closed on Thursday morning. Staff is cleaning and sanitizing the restaurant and all ready-to-eat food is being discarded.
Continue Reading Restaurant closed because of norovirus outbreak