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FDA steps up enforcement of imported food for Salmonella, additives, undeclared colors

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.

By News Desk

/ 25 Aug 2024

FDA steps up enforcement of imported food for Salmonella, additives, undeclared colors

EU audits microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta

The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports on improving microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta. The DG Sante audit of Slovakia, carried out in

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2024

EU audits microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta

Fudge recalled after consumer finds mold

Authentik Fudge of Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada, is recalling some of its Chocolate Fudge with Nuts branded Montreal Fudge because of potential mold growth contamination. “We initiated this recall after

By News Desk

/ 22 Aug 2024

Fudge recalled after consumer finds mold

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the deadline for comments on a proposed rule preventing poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high

By News Desk

/ 21 Aug 2024

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

Tara flour among emerging issues discussed in Europe

Tara flour as a cause of illness and the relevance of Bacillus cytotoxicus as a foodborne pathogen are examples of emerging chemical risks discussed recently in Europe. It is thought

By News Desk

/ 21 Aug 2024

Tara flour among emerging issues discussed in Europe

El Servidor brand ground cinnamon recalled because of elevated levels of lead

Gutierrez Distributor of Passaic, NJ, is recalling El Servidor Corp brand ground cinnamon because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. El Servidor Corp ground

By News Desk

/ 20 Aug 2024

Salmonella outbreak traced to pet turtles has spread to half of the country

The CDC reports that an outbreak of Salmonella infections from small turtles has impacted 21 states and appears to be growing. The outbreak has already sickened 51 people with 23

By News Desk

/ 20 Aug 2024

Salmonella outbreak traced to pet turtles has spread to half of the country

Warning issued after fake alcohol found in Scotland

Authorities in Scotland have warned consumers to be on the lookout for counterfeit alcohol products. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and North Lanarkshire Council recently found 40 bottles of counterfeit vodka,

By News Desk

/ 20 Aug 2024

Warning issued after fake alcohol found in Scotland

FDA works to push down sodium levels

Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2024

FDA sends warning letter to Spanish food firm over seafood HACCP violations

The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2024

FDA sends warning letter to Spanish food firm over seafood HACCP violations

USDA issues public warning about products illegally imported from Myanmar

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from

By News Desk

/ 18 Aug 2024

USDA issues public warning about products illegally imported from Myanmar

Perdue recalls more than 83 tons of chicken nuggets because of metal in products

Perdue Foods LLC of Perry, GA, is recalling 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically

By News Desk

/ 18 Aug 2024

Perdue recalls more than 83 tons of chicken nuggets because of metal in products

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FDA steps up enforcement of imported food for Salmonella, additives, undeclared colors

EU audits microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta

Fudge recalled after consumer finds mold

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

Tara flour among emerging issues discussed in Europe

El Servidor brand ground cinnamon recalled because of elevated levels of lead

Salmonella outbreak traced to pet turtles has spread to half of the country

Warning issued after fake alcohol found in Scotland

FDA works to push down sodium levels

FDA sends warning letter to Spanish food firm over seafood HACCP violations

USDA issues public warning about products illegally imported from Myanmar

Perdue recalls more than 83 tons of chicken nuggets because of metal in products