Future Seafoods Inc. has initiated a recall of its Malpeque oysters after Canadian officials found Salmonella contamination in a test sample.
No illnesses have been confirmed in connection with the oysters, according to a recall notice posted Sept. 17 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The recall notice did not specify whether the oysters…
Almost 4 percent of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom showed Campylobacter contamination above maximum tested levels, according to the latest results.
Testing from the top nine retailers in the UK on samples from April to June 2018 found 3.7 percent of chickens were carrying more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram…
The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters recently to an egg producer and two kratom distributors, citing various violations of federal law. Company officials have 15 working days from receipt of FDA warning letters to respond and provide the agency with details on specific measures they are taking to correct violations.
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New rules that tighten restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials in the European Union have entered into force this month.
The regulation lowers the specific migration limit (SML), which is the amount of the substance that can migrate from food contact materials (FCMs) into the food, from 0.6 mg…
E. coli infection played a role in the deaths of two British tourists in Egypt, according to the country’s authorities.
John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley in England, died while on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in the resort of Hurghada in August. The Egyptian general prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, issued a statement saying…
Roya Foods LLC is recalling raw, frozen Halal Manti Beef Dumplings because they were produced without being inspected as required by federal law, however, the product has virtually no label codes to distinguish it.
The Paterson, NJ, food distributor shipped the beef dumplings to restaurants and retailers in five states, according to a recall notice…
The federal magistrate judge has yet not yet ruled whether the defendants even have the legal standing to bring their case, and the federal defense attorneys have yet to show up in the court, but two activist organizations say they are now “entitled to a summary judgment on their sole claim.”
The Center for Food…
In a rare move, the top administrator at the FDA on Tuesday posted a statement about warning letters the agency sent this past week. The comments from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb renewed FDA’s warnings to consumers about teas and other products containing kratom.
Such products, made with the leaves from a plant that is native to…
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has found some stores in the country had “deficiencies” in procedures to withdraw or recall food.
An audit showed four stores had no processes in place to effectively deal with the withdrawal or recall of a food supplied by a local supplier, e.g. meat products, eggs, bread or confectionery.…
Food Standards Scotland has cited an independent review supporting its handling of an E. coli outbreak investigation traced to a cheesemaker in 2016 in response to “ongoing commentary” on the case.
The agency has come under pressure as Errington Cheese has always denied its cheese was responsible for the outbreak. The statement comes after the…
Laboratory tests have confirmed E. coli infections in a young child and an elderly person in Washington state who drank unpasteurized, raw milk from the same dairy.
The implicated dairy was linked to an E. coli outbreak in 2009 and recalled some of its raw milk in 2013 after state tests found E. coli.…
