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 FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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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 FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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Continue Reading U.S. steps up enforcement on imported food for pesticides, Salmonella and food additives
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 others in the processed avocado and guacamole supply chain to comply with the FDA’s Preventive
Continue Reading FDA sampling program finds Salmonella, Listeria in processed avocados, guacamole
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 threat against one of the U.S. inspector.
“The safety of USDA employees simply doing their
Continue Reading U.S. again allows import of Mexican avocados following threat against U.S. inspector
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 cartel struck out at growers in the state of Michoacan, which is Mexico’s only completely
Continue Reading Some Mexican avocados banned from U.S. import list; FDA alters import rules for some fruit juice, candy and seafood
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 provinces. Based on the investigation findings to date, the outbreak is linked to Alasko brand
Continue Reading Officials say outbreak is caused by frozen corn, not fresh avocados
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, bringing the tally to 79, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Four people
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak patients in Canada report eating fresh avocados
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 recall “based on strict precautionary measures after the company was informed by the FDA that
Continue Reading Company recalls frozen avocados from Safeway, Albertsons, others for Listeria
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. And we regret the error.
Henry Avocado Corporation has recalled California-grown whole avocados sold in
Continue Reading Recall of California-grown avocados over listeria fears is talk of town
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 Mexico would be able to keep much of its fresh produce from landing on the
Continue Reading New patents to disinfect avocados and other Mexican produce
