Howard Mora, 67, of Westbury, NY, and Alan Buxbaum, 65, of Monroe, NJ, were arrested and arraigned Tuesday on federal felony charges stemming from a 3-year scheme to sell beef misbranded as “Prime.” At the
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Austria sees continued decline in foodborne outbreaks
The number of foodborne outbreaks in Austria continues to decline with only 52 reported in 2018.
This figure was 69 in 2017, 80 in 2016 and 368 a decade ago, according to a report from
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Penn Dutch liquidates entire business after two stores closed for Listeria contamination
Penn Dutch, which sold meat, poultry, and seafood at two locations in Broward County, FL, has filed for liquidation after closing its stores earlier this month because of listeria contamination. It means the end to
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Former PCA quality control officer Wilkerson moves into half-way house
Mary Wilkerson, quality control officer for the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America, has been released from a federal prison in Tallahassee, FL, to a half-way house in Atlanta.
Wilkerson, 46, has also had her full
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Extension scientists to conduct new environmental study on Yuma’s produce region
Environmental factors impacting the risk of produce becoming contaminated in the Yuma growing region of Arizona are the subject of a new study.
University of Arizona (UA) Cooperative Extension scientists are partnering with the U.S.
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Eggs linked to multi-year Salmonella outbreak; 25 flocks tested positive this year so far
At least 100 people have fallen ill in the past three years after eating British eggs, with almost half of them stricken this year.
Public Health England (PHE) has recorded 45 of the Salmonella patients
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Dr. Bronner’s makes large contribution to Oregon magic mushroom campaign
Thomas and Sheri Eckert found a friend in David Bronner, CEO of the top-selling natural brand of soap. Dr. Bronner’s is matching up to $150,000 in contributions to the Eckert’s campaign to pry open the
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FDA wants to know what the public thinks about food safety plan
With a public meeting and a webinar, the FDA plans to gather input on the plan for it’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” and explain how a new program will help defend against acts
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Possible new source for botulism toxin among issues discussed by EU network
European networks tasked with identifying emerging risks discussed 18 potential issues in 2018.
They were classified according to hazard with microbiological responsible for 10 issues, two for chemical and other, such as antimicrobial resistance and
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Produce markets in U.S. are again getting their fill of Mexican tomatoes
An agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers is now in effect. It means the U.S. border is again open to Mexico’s $2 billion tomato export market.
While just about everyone
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