The 56th Arizona Legislature adjourned Sine Die, which is about a bill that failed to pass.
House Bill 2244 would have added meat labeling to Arizona’s Pure Food Control Act. It would have prohibited a person from misleading food.
Arizona Rep. Quang Nguyen, R-Prescott Valley, introduced HB 2244 to impose
The Arizona House Of Representatives is advancing House Bill 2042, much like a proposed law the governor vetoed last year.
H B 2042, concerning the preparation and sale of so-called cottage food, is sponsored by State Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert. It is now a House Engrossed bill that expands the
Continue Reading Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol
Several Arizona marijuana establishments are recalling specific edible and smokable products because of possible Aspergillus and Salmonella contamination.
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is advising purchasers to dispose of the products described in the table below, which were found in laboratory tests to be positive for Aspergillus and/or
Continue Reading Marijuana products recalled in Arizona after testing finds mold and Salmonella
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. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Continue Reading Warning sent to food firms in multiple states because of import violations
The Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reports that 39 state Legislatures continue to be in session, and most of those are just getting interesting with a month or two remaining before they adjourn for the year.
So while it’s over for the western states of Idaho, Wyoming, Utah
Continue Reading Food safety keeps popping up as Legislatures are getting into the thick of things
David Lohr was sentenced in Arizona on Oct. 27 to 10 years probation. The sentence is in addition to a federal prison sentence in 2021. Lohr was charged with tampering and adding poison or other harmful substances to food at multiple retail stores within the Phoenix metropolitan area in Oct.
Continue Reading Man convicted of poisoning food at retail stores
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’s new rule for agricultural water and they’ve found LGMA’s current requirements “meet and exceed” what is in the proposed new
Knowing how harmful, or even deadly, extreme heat can be, the Arizona Corporation Commission last month approved tentative rules that would protect customers who haven’t paid their bills from having their electricity disconnected during periods of extreme heat or cold.
The draft rules, which were approved 3-2, added a temperature
Continue Reading Arizona tackles power cutoffs; food safety an important issue
More patients are being identified by investigators working on an E. coli O157 outbreak that has been limited to Washington State. However, today Arizona officials confirmed there is a child in that state with an infection from the same strain of the pathogen.
There are 11 confirmed patients in Washington
Continue Reading Additional patients identified in outbreak tied to organic yogurt; one in Arizona
State and local ballot issues involving food and agriculture sometimes push food safety onto the political stage. Not much of that is likely in 2018, however, because this year only a handful of states are going to be voting on food or agricultural measures.
According to Ballotpedia, the nonpartisan online
Continue Reading Food safety might come up in handful of state ballot measures
