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FDA puts stricter controls on imported cheese, seafood and avocado products

By News Desk on January 18, 2023

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…

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U.S. steps up enforcement on imported food for pesticides, Salmonella and food additives

By News Desk on January 4, 2023

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…

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FDA sampling program finds Salmonella, Listeria in processed avocados, guacamole

By Coral Beach on March 22, 2022

Researchers from the FDA have found that processed avocados and finished guacamole can be contaminated with Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, according to a recent report.

“The findings also underscore the need for processors and…
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U.S. again allows import of Mexican avocados following threat against U.S. inspector

By News Desk on February 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Friday that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico, has restarted and avocado exports to the United States have resumed following a…
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Some Mexican avocados banned from U.S. import list; FDA alters import rules for some fruit juice, candy and seafood

By Coral Beach on February 15, 2022

Although the issue is not specifically food safety, the import of avocados from a state in Mexico has been banned because of a safety threat against a U.S. official.

The move comes after a drug…
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Officials say outbreak is caused by frozen corn, not fresh avocados

By News Desk on December 23, 2021

Canadian officials have cleared avocados as the source behind an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections. They have determined the source of the Salmonella is frozen corn.

“There are now 84 Salmonella illnesses reported across 5…
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Salmonella outbreak patients in Canada report eating fresh avocados

By Coral Beach on December 10, 2021

In a public health notice, officials report a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak of unknown origin is continuing to grow, with patients spread across five Canadian provinces.

As of Dec. 9, there were 16 new confirmed patients,…
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Company recalls frozen avocados from Safeway, Albertsons, others for Listeria

By News Desk on June 19, 2019

Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods Inc. is voluntary recalling “Signature Select Avocado Chunks” with a best before date of Oct 11, 2020, after an inspection test revealed Listeria monocytogenes in the product.

The company initiated the…
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Recall of California-grown avocados over listeria fears is talk of town

By Dan Flynn on March 26, 2019

Editor’s Note:  There was only one recall by Henry Avocado, which occurred March 23.  Media reports on Monday caused some to conclude there were two.   Food Safety News regrets being caught up in that confusion.  

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New patents to disinfect avocados and other Mexican produce

By Dan Flynn on January 4, 2018

A patent registration is pending at the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property for intervention recipes that might successfully disinfect avocados, mangos, strawberries, chilis, tomatoes and coriander.

If successful, once the intervention mixes reach the market…
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