Domestic and international food facility registrations have nose-dived, likely in part because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Food facilities worldwide that do business in the United States must register with the Food and Drug Administration at
Continue Reading Food facility registrations with FDA are down worldwide for 2021
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration is tightening controls on a type of Salmonella in cattle.
Salmonella Dublin can cause miscarriages and reduced milk production in cows as well as serious illness in humans. Cattle
Continue Reading Denmark to toughen Salmonella Dublin rules
A regional court in the Netherlands has found there are issues at a food company but they are not serious enough for it to be shut down. Implicated chia seed was sent to the United
Continue Reading Dutch firm avoids closure but concerns raised
Spanish authorities have seized more than 120,000 kilos of potentially unsafe meat products.
La Guardia Civil in Spain detained 14 people and investigated another two for their part in labeling and distribution of meat products
Continue Reading Spain seizes meat and rum in two crackdowns
Citizen watchdog groups are joining forces with victims of foodborne illness in a petition seeking “enforceable standards” for slaughterhouses when it comes to Salmonella contamination of poultry.
Four groups have come together to file the
Continue Reading Public service groups file petition with USDA to clean up poultry industry
They are not the last cowboy song but they are likely the final full pardons from the 45th President of the United States.
And they are being forgiven for breaking some of the most basic
Continue Reading South Dakota ranch family got pardon; likely got off light at time of crimes
She can grow some mean salad greens. “So healthy for you and your family,” she’ll cheerfully tell the customer who makes regular stops at her booth at the local farmers market.
At another booth,
Continue Reading Even a small farm needs a strong food safety plan and legal protection for it
At the FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s national school lunch program.
FDA found juice products
Continue Reading Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins
Brothers Stewart Parnell, 66, and Michael Parnell, 62, have, respectively, another 18 and 11 years to serve in federal prisons for their 2014 jury convictions involving Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).
But with so-called “2255”
Continue Reading Hearings set on motions to vacate convictions and sentences of Parnell brothers in deadly Salmonella outbreak
The FDA has updated its materials about a proposed food traceability rule — “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Food Traceability Proposed Rule).
Traceability in the food supply chain is crucial
Continue Reading FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes
