The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new strategy to improve the safety of soft Queso Fresco cheeses in response to several outbreaks traced to such cheese.
In 2021 the FDA investigated a deadly
Continue Reading Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses
The FDA introduced a revised Food Code featuring a number of essential changes at the end of last year. With jurisdiction over more than 25 percent of the U.S. economy, the FDA guarantees that the
Continue Reading The FDA food code for 2023 and it’s significance for businesses
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of 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
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From: Susan Mayne, Director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
I am writing in response to the opinion piece published on March 13, 2023, titled “Be Best or Be Better
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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.
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Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety agency have looked at checks on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) and bivalve mollusks in Turkey.
A DG Sante audit on FNAO, in September 2022, made
Continue Reading EU assesses produce and shellfish controls in Turkey
A state court in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District has been asked in a 16-page complaint by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) for a temporary restraining order and injunction against Tony Downs Food
Continue Reading Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobs
In Arkansas, Gov. Sarah Sanders has signed the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, removing the requirement that a parent or guardian consent to a child starting a job or getting an employment certificate.
In Iowa
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The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of 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
Continue Reading FDA increases enforcement on certain seafood, stevia, canned food products
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.
Continue Reading Food firms with HACCP violations, sanitation issues and rats warned by the FDA