UK checks on certain produce from Europe have been delayed until 2027.
Planned post-Brexit border checks on medium-risk fruits and vegetables will now start beginning Jan. 31, 2027. Controls were scheduled to begin in July 2025 under the UK’s Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).
The United Kingdom has agreed to
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Findings from a study have confirmed that beef is an important risk factor for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection in Denmark.
Researchers also presented evidence that a proportion of sporadic STEC infections are determined by age-specific eating habits, environmental exposures, and household structure, rather than being exclusively food-related.
Scientists
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Pride of Florida, a Raiford, FL establishment, has recalled 64,797 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The raw ground beef items were produced on various dates from Sept. 23
JBS USA Inc. Wednesday recalled approximately almost 35,500 pounds of raw ground beef products from its Lenoir, NC, after a report of extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
A consumer found blue, hard plastic pieces in the product JBS made for
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Blossom Foods, LLC, located in Oakland, CA, is recalling approximately 15,092 pounds of beef, chicken and pork products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products contain soy and wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings to two dairies, a cattle operation and a seafood processor in its latest round of posted warning letters. Glenville Farms, a dairy in Pennsylvania, was cited for illegal drug residues in a cow sold for slaughter. Tissue samples from
Continue Reading FDA Warning Letters: Two Dairies, a Cattle Operation, and a Seafood Processor
H-E-B, a San Antonio, TX-based grocery chain, is voluntarily recalling approximately 75,465 pounds of 13 different beef products from its stores due to the “possible presence of foreign material in the meat.” No illnesses have been reported. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, H-E-B meat
Continue Reading Texas Grocery Chain Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible Metal Shavings
