More money and reorganization are often offered as solutions when deficiencies turn up in government.
This time, food regulation by the Food and Drug Administration has come up short. In a lengthy report released on
Continue Reading Consumer groups, industry tell FDA Commissioner change is needed
The number of E. coli O157 infections declined in 2019 but non-O157 cases rose and two people died, according to figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In 2019, there were 1,720 confirmed cases
Continue Reading Figures show mixed picture for E. coli in England
Early findings from researchers in Spain has found organic produce can be contaminated with a range of bacteria.
The study suggests that amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can shelter human pathogens like Pseudomonas,
Continue Reading Spanish study finds organic produce contamination
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading FDA tightens actions on certain imported cheese, seafood and mushrooms
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Santé publique France reports that as of 13/04/2022, 53 confirmed cases have been identified, of which 51 are linked to O26 strains, and 2 to O103 strains. For 26 other cases of HUS and
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Your child should not get E. coli and kidney failure or die from eating a pizza
By Suzanne Hensell, OPACE
A newly named deputy district manager (DDM) in the Des Moines District, Jeffery Jacobsen began his Food Safety Inspection Service career in March 2000 as an intermittent food inspector in Crete,
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Jeffery Jacobsen of the FSIS
Officials in a German district have apologized for mistakes made as part of an investigation into a Listeria outbreak in which one person died.
Four people were infected between October 2021 and January this year
Continue Reading Officials admit failures in German Listeria outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance that will outline the agency’s approach to evaluating the public health importance of food allergens that are not one of the major nine food
Continue Reading FDA seeks comments on new guidance regarding food allergen evaluations
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 Two New York food firms put on notice about import violations
If Salmonella is deemed an adulterant – at least those that sicken and kill us – the sky will not fall – history as a guide.
On Jan. 19, 2020, we filed a petition with
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Hey Chicken Little, the sky will not fall if Salmonella is deemed an adulterant
