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Food safety settlement entered in the federal case against Honey Smacks producer

By Coral Beach on February 3, 2023

In one of the largest ever food safety fine and forfeiture case a producer of Honey Smacks cereal pleaded guilty to operating in unsanitary conditions that resulted in an outbreak of Salmonella infections.

The $19.2…

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FDA to hold webinar on recent draft guidance for industry on lead in baby food

By News Desk on February 3, 2023

The FDA is inviting the public and industry leaders to join a webinar at 1 p.m. EST on March 2 to discuss recent draft guidance on lead action levels for foods intended for children younger…

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Nordic nations assess seaweed safety

By Joe Whitworth on February 2, 2023

Heavy metals are the main hazard for consumers when eating seaweed harvested in Nordic countries, according to a report.

The report covers the safety of seaweed used as food, with a focus on chemical and…

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EU eases melon rules but tightens checks on vanilla extract from U.S.

By Joe Whitworth on February 1, 2023

The European Commission has relaxed checks on melons from Honduras but added controls for vanilla extract from the United States.

Changes were made as part of updated legislation on the rate of official controls and…

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FDA increases alert status of certain imported seafood, papayas, cantaloupe

By News Desk on February 1, 2023

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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Commissioner details his plan to revamp organization, and supervision at FDA

By Coral Beach on January 31, 2023

After much hullabaloo, the FDA commissioner has revealed a rough draft of a plan to reorganize the food side of the Food and Drug Administration.

At the center of the plan is the creation —…

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Irish officials search for the source of the Salmonella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on January 31, 2023

Health officials in the Republic of Ireland are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 20 people.

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases associated with the epidemic is 26 and people fell ill between…

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Letter to the Editor: We don’t need an upheaval of USDA and FDA to make a single food safety unit

By Guest Contributor on January 31, 2023

This letter is in reference to a recent Letter from the Editor in Food Safety News (“An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own”), dated…

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Tribes caught in food safety dilemma

By Cookson Beecher on January 30, 2023

Eat fish; it’s healthy. 

Except when it isn’t.

That’s the quandary that many Pacific Northwest and Columbia River Basin tribal members face as they try to balance their strong historic and cultural ties to salmon…

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California food firm warned after rodents, cats, bats, roaches and more found in warehouse

By News Desk on January 30, 2023

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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