A 16-page federal court order smashes the business model used by Amish farmer Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm at Bird-in-Hand, PA. He can no longer sell unsafe food to consumers throughout the nation.
The
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U.S. cyclospora infections increasing; fresh produce behind many cases
In 2019, multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 10 percent of ill
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Gillibrand bill empowers FDA to chase down sources of food borne illnesses to wherever they go
Livestock operations with lettuce fields as neighbors may soon be getting visits, welcome or not, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, plans to introduce the Expanded Food Safety
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Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting
Five new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 12
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FDA issues warning letter to Marathon Ventures, Inc.
As part of its enforcements, 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.
Business
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515,000 pounds of pork products recalled
Maywood, IL-based Morris Meat Packing is recalling 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Illinois.
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Norway finds low levels of E. coli and heavy metals in shellfish
Shellfish in Norway have low concentrations of E. coli and heavy metals, according to the results of a national monitoring program.
The Institute of Marine Research (Havforskingsinstituttet) reported the findings show Norwegian shellfish on the
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German officials admit mistakes in Listeria outbreak
Authorities in Germany have admitted mistakes were made as part of investigations into a Listeria outbreak that affected 37 people beginning in 2014.
One infection was recorded in 2014, three in 2016 and four in
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Comment period on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety extended
Stakeholders will have additional time to give input on the Food and Drug Administration’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety, originally launched in April.
The FDA says, “the input received at the public meeting,
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Farm Boy brand cheese balls recalled
Farm Boy is recalling Farm Boy brand cheese balls in Ontario, Canada, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The product has been recalled due to Candian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The CFIA says
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