Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France.
At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the year and 70 are affected
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Inspection refusals, filth and pathogens spur alert updates
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
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Survey finds rise in food safety concern from public in United Kingdom
Consumers in the United Kingdom are increasingly concerned about food safety, according to a survey recently published.
The report, from Lloyd’s Register, was compiled from online research of 1,000 U.K. consumers in August 2019.
Almost
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Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
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Publisher’s Platform: Wise words from Barfblog — What is the one food you will not eat? Raw sprouts tops the list, always
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According to the FDA, Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, IA, is recalling clover spouts in 4-ounce packages because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria (E. coli O103).
The affected batches of
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FSS reminds people not to overfill the fridge
To help reduce food poisonings, Food Standards Scotland is reminding people not to overfill their refrigerators this festive season.
Officials from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said an overstuffed fridge could lead to food poisoning as
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Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years
More than 10,600 people were poisoned by mushrooms and 22 deaths were reported from 2010 to 2017 in France.
A total of 10,625 cases of unintentional poisoning because of ingestion of mushrooms were recorded by
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Enzi-Tester bill would make FDA-USDA agreement on cell-culture technology the law of the land
A bipartisan pair of influential Western senators wants to “cement into law how government agencies regulate food produced using animal cell-culture technology.”
Sens. Mike Enzi, R-WY, and Jon Tester, D-MT, have introduced legislation to ensure
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USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues
While more than half of the foods tested had pesticide residues, less than 1 percent of the commodities covered by the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program had levels above legal limits.
The annual report from the
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‘Local’ farms study offers food safety snapshot; it’s more than common sense
A noted food-safety expert says she’s pleased with how much information about local farms and food safety is contained in a recently released needs assessment survey report, but she also admitted to being surprised at
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