The Food and Drug Administration uses 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
Continue Reading Salmonella, pesticides, undeclared colors included in import modifications
Two studies in different European countries have both emphasized the need to improve consumer awareness and education to prevent botulism.
The first study looked at epidemiological data on foodborne botulism in Western Romania over the
Continue Reading Studies stress botulism education in Romania and Italy
Authorities in Singapore are investigating a foodborne outbreak linked to a home-based business that has sickened 15 people.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) reported those sick had gastroenteritis symptoms after
Continue Reading Home business linked to outbreak in Singapore
Eliminating foodborne botulism in Ukraine will only be possible with an end to home canning and state control of commercial canned products, according to a study.
Researchers assessed foodborne botulism in Ukraine from 1955 to
Continue Reading Researchers look at 60 years of botulism data in Ukraine
The Food and Drug Administration uses 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
Continue Reading Actions target milk products, fish, canned foods, fresh produce at U.S. borders
Aunt Kitty’s Foods Inc. of Vineland, NJ, Tuesday recalled 10,805 pounds of chicken gravy after it found multiple cans were bulging, which
Continue Reading Bulging cans spur Aunt Kitty’s to recall 10,805 pounds of gravy
Roland brand anchovy-stuffed olives are being recalled from retailers and food service operations across North America after consumer complaints of bulging cans spurred federal investigators to test the product.
The recall includes 3-ounce cans of
Continue Reading Anchovy-stuffed olives from Spain recalled in U.S., Canada
Faribault Foods Inc. is recalling 15-ounce cans of black beans after a consumer found part of an ink pen in a can. Seven brands are included, but only one production code is implicated in the
Continue Reading Seven brands of black beans recalled because of ink pen
Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical component found in plastic bottles and canned food liners, has long courted controversy over its alleged health risks. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has maintained that it
Continue Reading Tests of Canned Food Brands Reveal Most Have Controversial Chemical in Can Lining
SPAM®, the canned meat Monty Python sang about and the meat product whose name is now used to label unwanted bulk e-mail messages, is about to celebrate its 75th birthday. Hormel Foods Corp. is putting
Continue Reading SPAM, the Iconic Canned Meat, Celebrates 75th Birthday
