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 increases enforcement on imported seafood and apple juice
S. Martinelli Harvest Facility of Watsonville, CA, is recalling nearly 60,000 units of Martinelli’s Gold Medal 100 percent apple juice because of a potential glass quality issue that may result in glass chips in the
Continue Reading Martinelli’s apple juice recalled over potential glass chips in the product
It’s been 10 years in the making, but the FDA has announced final guidance on the levels of arsenic in apple juice, seen as crucial for children’s safety.
The new guidance sets the level at
Continue Reading FDA adopts decade-old draft guidance for arsenic in apple juiceA bottled fruit juice from Australia has been recalled in three countries due to high levels of patulin.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong announced last week that a sample of the
Continue Reading Fruit juice recalled because of high patulin levels
Researchers have described the first outbreak of apple juice-related cryptosporidiosis reported outside the United States.
Although it did not involve many people, it serves as a reminder that apple juice, and other beverages, may serve
Continue Reading Cryptosporidiosis outbreak linked to apple juice
High Hill Ranch, based in Camino, CA, has recalled all unpasteurized apple juice sold after Oct. 6, 2015 after a consumer was apparently infected with Escherichia coli bacteria from drinking the product. That person was
Continue Reading Public Warned Not to Drink Recalled High Hill Ranch Unpasteurized Apple Juice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed a limit for arsenic in apple juice, two years after testing by Dr. Oz and Consumer Reports spurred widespread consumer concern about the presence of the
Continue Reading FDA Proposes Limit for Arsenic in Apple Juice
Nothing changed yesterday about arsenic in rice and rice products. Consumer Reports and National Chicken Council exchanged some shots, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not change so much as a comma
Continue Reading Dust-Up Over Arsenic Levels In Rice Settles Nothing
Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are continuing to press the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to respond to reports of arsenic in juices and other foods.
On Wednesday, Pallone held a press
Continue Reading Lawmakers Urge FDA to Act on Arsenic Standards
U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set safety standards for arsenic and lead in juices.
The “Arsenic
Continue Reading Bill Would Set Arsenic, Lead Limits in Juice
