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Minute Maid products recalled in 8 states because of metal pieces

The Coca Cola Company is recalling certain Minute Maid products because of the potential of foreign objects, specifically metal bolts or washers. The recalled products were distributed in Pennsylvania, Connecticut,

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2021

Minute Maid products recalled in 8 states because of metal pieces

Laboratory accreditation required by FSMA finally becoming a reality

A decade after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, the FDA’s final rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) for a laboratory accreditation

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2021

Laboratory accreditation required by FSMA finally becoming a reality

EU sees large drop in food illnesses in 2020 partly because of COVID-19

A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The European Food Safety

By Joe Whitworth

/ 10 Dec 2021

EU sees large drop in food illnesses in 2020 partly because of COVID-19

Researchers use survey to evaluate food safety challenges of blueberry harvesting

Researchers led by Jinru Chen, Ph.D., with the University of Georgia, are using an anonymous survey to better understand the current cleaning and sanitation methods used on blueberry harvest

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2021

Researchers use survey to evaluate food safety challenges of blueberry harvesting

E. coli outbreak involving thousands in Japan traced to red seaweed

E. coli was behind a large-scale food poisoning outbreak that involved about 3,000 school students and staff in Japan this past year, according to a study. The investigation

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2021

E. coli outbreak involving thousands in Japan traced to red seaweed

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

– Opinion – Editor’s note: The following is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, and Stic Harris, D.V.M. director of the FDA’s

By Guest Contributor

/ 9 Dec 2021

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

Arizona and California leafy greens organizations say they already ‘meet and exceed’ FDA’s proposed water rule

The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements in Arizona and California, which exist to promote food safety for lettuce and leafy greens, report that they have conducted an initial review of FDA’

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2021

Arizona and California leafy greens organizations say they already ‘meet and exceed’ FDA’s proposed water rule

Patient count up sharply in Salmonella Javiana outbreak of unknown origin

The patient count in an outbreak of Salmonella infections has more than doubled since first being announced, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the outbreak remains

By Coral Beach

/ 9 Dec 2021

Patient count up sharply in Salmonella Javiana outbreak of unknown origin

Norovirus causes greatest burden in UK pathogen ranking

Norovirus poses the highest burden on society out of 13 pathogens analyzed in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ranked the foodborne pathogens in order of their detrimental

By Joe Whitworth

/ 9 Dec 2021

Norovirus causes greatest burden in UK pathogen ranking

Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses

Hundreds of warnings and fines are imposed every year for violations in large slaughterhouses, according to statistics published by the Dutch food agency. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2021

Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses

More litigation goes ahead of California’s feared bacon crisis

Whether key provisions of California’s Proposition 12 will be in place by next month is the subject of yet another lawsuit about the measure. That’s when the ballot

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Dec 2021

More litigation goes ahead of California’s feared bacon crisis

Federal officials continue investigation into E. coli outbreak as more people fall ill

An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak traced to fresh spinach from Josie’s Organics continues to grow with new patients and hospitalizations reported. Two more states are now involved. Federal

By News Desk

/ 8 Dec 2021

Federal officials continue investigation into E. coli outbreak as more people fall ill

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Minute Maid products recalled in 8 states because of metal pieces

Laboratory accreditation required by FSMA finally becoming a reality

EU sees large drop in food illnesses in 2020 partly because of COVID-19

Researchers use survey to evaluate food safety challenges of blueberry harvesting

E. coli outbreak involving thousands in Japan traced to red seaweed

FDA steps up to better investigate foodborne illness outbreaks and find root causes

Arizona and California leafy greens organizations say they already ‘meet and exceed’ FDA’s proposed water rule

Patient count up sharply in Salmonella Javiana outbreak of unknown origin

Norovirus causes greatest burden in UK pathogen ranking

Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses

More litigation goes ahead of California’s feared bacon crisis

Federal officials continue investigation into E. coli outbreak as more people fall ill