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FSA sticks with past advice after COVID study results

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published research on the time the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on food and packaging. The University of Southampton produced the report under

By News Desk

/ 11 Dec 2022

FSA sticks with past advice after COVID study results

Oysters recalled in Texas after dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from particular harvest location

The Texas Department of State Health Services has ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in the TX 1 area of southeastern Galveston Bay after reports of dozens of cases

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2022

Oysters recalled in Texas after dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from particular harvest location

Igor cheese recalled in Canada after testing finds Listeria

Jan K. Overweel Limited is recalling Igor brand gorgonzola mild ripened blue-veined cheese from the marketplace because of possible Listeria contamination. This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2022

Igor cheese recalled in Canada after testing finds Listeria

Salmonella illnesses linked to an event in New South Wales

Almost 70 people have fallen ill after eating food at a conference in an Australian state at the end of November. At least 69 people from across New South Wales,

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2022

Salmonella illnesses linked to an event in New South Wales

Sweetened jujube recalled because presence of sulfites was not revealed on packages

Northern Food I/E Inc., of Westbury, NY, is recalling all lots and codes of its 8.3-ounce (235-gram) packages of “Lukai sweetened jujube” because they may contain undeclared sulfites.

By News Desk

/ 8 Dec 2022

Sweetened jujube recalled because presence of sulfites was not revealed on packages

Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls

Checks on spices as part of a food fraud project in Finland didn’t find any authenticity issues but did uncover Salmonella contamination. Monitoring was targeted at operators whose batches

By News Desk

/ 8 Dec 2022

Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls

Ohio Department of Agriculture issues public health alert over cheese spread without pasteurization records

Local news outlets are reporting that the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has issued a health alert for certain cheese products made by Yellow House Cheese LLC in Seville. The

By News Desk

/ 7 Dec 2022

Ohio Department of Agriculture issues public health alert over cheese spread without pasteurization records

More than 250 ill in UK E. coli outbreak linked to salad

More than 250 people are sick in an E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that may have been caused by salad. There have been 259 confirmed cases in

By News Desk

/ 7 Dec 2022

More than 250 ill in UK E. coli outbreak linked to salad

Lidl recalls Christmas Advent calendars because of risk of Salmonella

Lidl US has announced a voluntary recall for its 8.4-ounce Favorina branded Advent Calendar because of potential Salmonella contamination. “This issue was found during routine testing, which Lidl performs

By News Desk

/ 6 Dec 2022

Lidl recalls Christmas Advent calendars because of risk of Salmonella

Bulk flour recalled

The Food and Drug Administration has given updated information on an Ardent Mills LLC recall of 126,900 pounds of BBU Fine Whole Wheat Flour over the potential of small

By News Desk

/ 6 Dec 2022

Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer ham and cheese loaf over cross-contamination concerns

Kraft Heinz Foods Company, of Kirksville, Mo., is recalling approximately 2,400 pounds of ready-to-eat ham and cheese loaf products because of possible cross-contamination with under-processed products, according to a

By News Desk

/ 6 Dec 2022

Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer ham and cheese loaf over cross-contamination concerns

Public health alert issued over ground beef sold in Texas after testing finds E. coli

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef sold at La Michoacana Meat Market, in Greenville,

By News Desk

/ 6 Dec 2022

Public health alert issued over ground beef sold in Texas after testing finds E. coli

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FSA sticks with past advice after COVID study results

Oysters recalled in Texas after dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from particular harvest location

Igor cheese recalled in Canada after testing finds Listeria

Salmonella illnesses linked to an event in New South Wales

Sweetened jujube recalled because presence of sulfites was not revealed on packages

Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls

Ohio Department of Agriculture issues public health alert over cheese spread without pasteurization records

More than 250 ill in UK E. coli outbreak linked to salad

Lidl recalls Christmas Advent calendars because of risk of Salmonella

Bulk flour recalled

Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer ham and cheese loaf over cross-contamination concerns

Public health alert issued over ground beef sold in Texas after testing finds E. coli