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Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted

Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the FDA nor the Trump administration have released news about the layoffs,

By News Desk

/ 18 Feb 2025

Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted

FAO to host workshop and establish regional food safety platform

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping to create a hub to improve food safety in the Near East and North Africa region. The FAO’s regional

By News Desk

/ 18 Feb 2025

FAO to host workshop and establish regional food safety platform

FDA steps up import enforcement for undeclared drugs and pesticides in food

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

By News Desk

/ 17 Feb 2025

FDA steps up import enforcement for undeclared drugs and pesticides in food

Salmonella Dublin project receives funding

A project has been awarded funding to investigate a strain of Salmonella often found in cattle. The grant will fund research to explore the genetic and phenotypic variations within Salmonella

By News Desk

/ 16 Feb 2025

Salmonella Dublin project receives funding

Minneapolis company recalls muffins because of undeclared allergen

JE Bakery 2019 LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling its Raisin Bran Muffin 6 count because of a labeling error. The affected product was mislabeled and instead contains Glorious Morning

By News Desk

/ 14 Feb 2025

Minneapolis company recalls muffins because of undeclared allergen

Group urges review of body that developed produce standard

An industry group has called for a review of a body that is responsible for developing food policy in Australia. Jolyon Burnett, chair of the NFF Horticulture Council, has written

By News Desk

/ 14 Feb 2025

Group urges review of body that developed produce standard

USDA issues health alert for chicken products that have undeclared allergen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked ready-to-eat meat and poultry pasties due to

By News Desk

/ 13 Feb 2025

USDA issues health alert for chicken products that have undeclared allergen

Beef tallow recalled after local health department discovers problem

Common Sense Soap, a North Walpole, NH, establishment, is recalling 33,899 pounds of beef tallow that was processed, packaged, and labeled on behalf of Lady May Tallow without the

By News Desk

/ 13 Feb 2025

Beef tallow recalled after local health department discovers problem

California company recalls bamboo shoots because of possible botulism

AKT Trading Inc. of Torrance, CA, is recalling 120 packages of Menma Ajitsuke Prepared Bamboo Shoots, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism

By News Desk

/ 13 Feb 2025

California company recalls bamboo shoots because of possible botulism

Patient count in Listeria outbreak grows; investigation into E. coli outbreak closed

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing to investigate several outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and has closed its investigation into an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. For an outbreak of

By News Desk

/ 13 Feb 2025

University of Florida researchers advance development of Salmonella vaccine

University of Florida researchers have taken a significant step toward developing a vaccine for non-typhoidal Salmonella. Salmonella infections are responsible for an estimated 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations

By News Desk

/ 13 Feb 2025

University of Florida researchers advance development of Salmonella vaccine

Mini Ritz Crackers recalled in Canada because of undeclared milk

Mondelez Canada Inc. is recalling Christie brand Original Mini Ritz Crackers because of undeclared milk. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products were distributed nationally in

By News Desk

/ 12 Feb 2025

Mini Ritz Crackers recalled in Canada because of undeclared milk

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Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted

FAO to host workshop and establish regional food safety platform

FDA steps up import enforcement for undeclared drugs and pesticides in food

Salmonella Dublin project receives funding

Minneapolis company recalls muffins because of undeclared allergen

Group urges review of body that developed produce standard

USDA issues health alert for chicken products that have undeclared allergen

Beef tallow recalled after local health department discovers problem

California company recalls bamboo shoots because of possible botulism

Patient count in Listeria outbreak grows; investigation into E. coli outbreak closed

University of Florida researchers advance development of Salmonella vaccine

Mini Ritz Crackers recalled in Canada because of undeclared milk