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Reports of problems with cereal continue to rise; other outbreak investigations ongoing

The FDA has logged more than 500 complaints of “adverse events” related to a “dry cereal” in an investigation of an ongoing outbreak. Although the agency does not name the

By News Desk

/ 5 May 2022

Reports of problems with cereal continue to rise; other outbreak investigations ongoing

Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Abbott, you are going to jail for manufacturing tainted infant formula

– OPINiON – Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Apr 2022

FDA clears release of limited infant formula on a case-by-case basis; investigation continues

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing Abbott Nutrition to release limited amounts of certain infant formulas made at a plant under investigation in relation to an outbreak of cronobacter

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Apr 2022

FDA clears release of limited infant formula on a case-by-case basis; investigation continues

Former employee blows whistle on baby formula production plant tied to outbreak

A whistle blower document regarding product safety at a plant that manufactured infant formula linked to a deadly, ongoing outbreak provides damning information against Abbott Nutrition, the maker of Similac

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Apr 2022

FDA says reports nearing 450 in outbreak associated with Lucky Charms cereal

The FDA is reporting that the number of reports of illnesses linked to a dry cereal have almost doubled in the past week, reaching 446. In a weekly update the

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Apr 2022

FDA says reports nearing 450 in outbreak associated with Lucky Charms cereal

Abbott Nutrition: The gathering storm

– CONTRIBUTED ANALYSIS – Editor’s note: This column was originally published in eFoodAlert and is republished here with the author’s permission. Between Sept. 1, 2019, and Sept. 20, 2021, Abbott

By Phyllis Entis

/ 16 Apr 2022

FDA reports new Listeria outbreak, begins inspections and testing in another

Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Listeria infections and have initiated testing in two other investigations. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least 15 people, but

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Apr 2022

FDA reports new Listeria outbreak, begins inspections and testing in another

Senator demands answers from FDA

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf

By Guest Contributor

/ 13 Apr 2022

Five strains of bacteria found at infant formula plant; none match samples from two patients

The FDA has confirmed five different strains of Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria at a production plant that makes infant formula that has been linked to four illnesses and two deaths. None

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Apr 2022

Five strains of bacteria found at infant formula plant; none match samples from two patients

Beach Beat: Babies are at least as important as dogs — feds need to stand up

– oPINION – Is the safety of dog food as important as the safety of infant formula? That is the question facing officials at the Food and Drug Administration, but they aren’

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Mar 2022

Beach Beat: Babies are at least as important as dogs — feds need to stand up

Representative demands answers from FDA about outbreak linked to infant formula

The chairman of a U.S. House subcommittee has demanded that the FDA provide Congress with an explanation of why it took so long to deal with an ongoing outbreak

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Mar 2022

Representative demands answers from FDA about outbreak linked to infant formula

Documents show ongoing problems at infant formula plant linked to outbreak

The FDA has released documents showing a pattern of problems with food safety practices at the infant formula production plant implicated in an outbreak of illnesses that includes two deaths.

By Coral Beach

/ 22 Mar 2022

Documents show ongoing problems at infant formula plant linked to outbreak

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Reports of problems with cereal continue to rise; other outbreak investigations ongoing

Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Abbott, you are going to jail for manufacturing tainted infant formula

FDA clears release of limited infant formula on a case-by-case basis; investigation continues

Former employee blows whistle on baby formula production plant tied to outbreak

FDA says reports nearing 450 in outbreak associated with Lucky Charms cereal

Abbott Nutrition: The gathering storm

FDA reports new Listeria outbreak, begins inspections and testing in another

Senator demands answers from FDA

Five strains of bacteria found at infant formula plant; none match samples from two patients

Beach Beat: Babies are at least as important as dogs — feds need to stand up

Representative demands answers from FDA about outbreak linked to infant formula

Documents show ongoing problems at infant formula plant linked to outbreak