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Infant formula crisis is target of today’s Oversight and Investigations hearing

By Dan Flynn on May 25, 2022

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce today holds its much-anticipated hearing on “Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies.”

It will be live-streamed …
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FDA provides new guidance to decrease pathogen growth in sprout seeds

By Coral Beach on May 24, 2022

The FDA has issued final guidance for those producing and using seeds for sprouting, partly because of a string of foodborne illness outbreaks stretching back more than two decades.

“Contamination can occur at any point…
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Companies in California, Florida, New York and Texas warned about import violations

By News Desk on May 23, 2022

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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FSA dealing with staffing and data gaps after Brexit

By Joe Whitworth on May 22, 2022

Recruitment and a loss of access to data and networks are some of the challenges facing the Food Standards Agency now that the UK has left the EU, according to a report by the National…
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First signs that the executives may remove FSIS from remote controls

By Dan Flynn on May 20, 2022

It costs the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) more than $1 billion a year for close to 10,000 inspectors to provide their services at more than 6,200 locations where the private sector produces…
Continue Reading First signs that the executives may remove FSIS from remote controls

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Concerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India

By Joe Whitworth on May 18, 2022

Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland…
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Caribbean ‘not ready’ for climate impact on food safety, say experts

By Joe Whitworth on May 17, 2022

The Caribbean is not prepared to tackle the potential food safety impacts of climate change, according to experts.

Ronald Roopnarine, from the University of West Indies, said in reality the region is not climate present…
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USDA says it continues “urgent actions” on infant formula crisis

By News Desk on May 16, 2022

Shelves at major retailers that once carried infant formula were often found empty over the weekend as the shortage crisis continued to be unresolved and USDA offered help.

As part of the reported coordinated drive…
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Texas and California food firms warned over import violations

By News Desk on May 16, 2022

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 Texas and California food firms warned over import violations

NAMI petitions over ‘jerky’ entry in FSIS Policy Book

By Dan Flynn on May 14, 2022

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has filed a petition with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requesting that FSIS delete the Moisture Protein Ration (MPR) reference from the “jerky” entry in the FSIS

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