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FDA increases controls on certain imported foods including cheese, cantaloupes and peppers

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

By News Desk

/ 5 Oct 2024

FDA increases controls on certain imported foods including cheese, cantaloupes and peppers

Listeria infections identified in Canada have been traced to deli meat

Public health officials in Toronto have confirmed two patients with Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to deli meat. The sliced, ready-to-eat deli meats were sold by Summerhill Market, according to the

By News Desk

/ 4 Oct 2024

Listeria infections identified in Canada have been traced to deli meat

Sqwincher drink powder recalled because of metal in product

Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. of Muscatine, IA, is recalling Sqwincher Electrolyte Beverage Mix powder because of potential foreign material in the product, specifically metal. According to the details published

By News Desk

/ 4 Oct 2024

Sqwincher drink powder recalled because of metal in product

Third death reported in outbreak associated with Diamond Shrumz edibles

A third person has died in an outbreak traced to Diamond Shruumz brand edibles. As of Oct. 3, there have been 175 confirmed illnesses with 70 patients requiring hospitalization, according

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Oct 2024

Third death reported in outbreak associated with Diamond Shrumz edibles

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

It took a few days, but California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the first-of-its-kind ban on six harmful dyes in school food. The new law prohibits public schools from serving

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Oct 2024

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

The FSA sampling survey finds a high level of compliance

A food sampling exercise found limited safety concerns but problems with declared meat content and added water. Findings come from a survey published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which

By Joe Whitworth

/ 4 Oct 2024

The FSA sampling survey finds a high level of compliance

The Litigated Dish: A layperson’s guide to class action settlements

Welcome back to my series on food safety and litigation. Earlier this year, I addressed some of the most frequently asked food safety questions online, covering topics like incubation periods

By Ilana Korchia

/ 4 Oct 2024

The Litigated Dish: A layperson’s guide to class action settlements

Cape Verde officials respond to food poisoning claims

Authorities in Cape Verde have hit out at claims of mass food poisoning linked to the tourist destination, saying health and safety is an “absolute priority.” The General Inspectorate of

By News Desk

/ 4 Oct 2024

Cape Verde officials respond to food poisoning claims

Shigella outbreak traced to steakhouse

Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of Shigella infections traced to a restaurant in Illinois. The LongHorn Steakhouse in Fairview Heights, IL, has been closed in relation to the

By News Desk

/ 3 Oct 2024

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

Leading consumer interests advocating food safety are asking USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for a six-month comment extension for the new poultry standard for Salmonella that was

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Oct 2024

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

FDA streamlines consumer complaint process

As part of the FDA’s new Human Foods Program reorganization, which went into effect Oct. 1, the agency has announced a streamlined approach for processing consumer complaints. The process

By Coral Beach

/ 3 Oct 2024

FDA streamlines consumer complaint process

Nearly 550 sick in Salmonella outbreak in Vietnam

Almost 550 people were hospitalized in Vietnam earlier this year after a Salmonella outbreak linked to a type of sandwich sold at a bakery. The outbreak occurred in Dong Nai

By Joe Whitworth

/ 3 Oct 2024

Nearly 550 sick in Salmonella outbreak in Vietnam

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FDA increases controls on certain imported foods including cheese, cantaloupes and peppers

Listeria infections identified in Canada have been traced to deli meat

Sqwincher drink powder recalled because of metal in product

Third death reported in outbreak associated with Diamond Shrumz edibles

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

The FSA sampling survey finds a high level of compliance

The Litigated Dish: A layperson’s guide to class action settlements

Cape Verde officials respond to food poisoning claims

Shigella outbreak traced to steakhouse

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

FDA streamlines consumer complaint process

Nearly 550 sick in Salmonella outbreak in Vietnam