FDA public health alert
A public health alert posted today by the FDA warns consumers about Salmonella found in another tahini product. The implicated company, Soom Foods, had not initiated a recall at the time
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Food recalls in final quarter of 2018 reveal problems with bacteria, labeling
Bacterial contamination was the No. 1 cause of almost all recalls posted by the USDA during the fourth quarter of 2018, while undeclared allergens were the top cause for recalls of food under the FDA’s
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Report says listeriosis cases linked to caramel apples show need for controls
On Dec. 1, 2017, PulseNet, CDC’s molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified a cluster of three Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern combinations. These isolates were closely related
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New FDA alert on Salmonella outbreak says threat from tahini continues
A renewed public warning today from the FDA says a salmonella threat from certain imported tahini products is ongoing. Some of the recalled products may have label information in Hebrew only, making them difficult for
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Fatal brain disease in deer, elk, moose spreading; Danger for humans?
Just as hunters have been stalking deer and elk, so, too, has a deadly brain disease been stalking their four-legged quarry.
Known as a chronic wasting disease (CWD), it infects deer, elk, and moose. It
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CDC gets a break from Listeria outbreaks
Last year’s two Listeria outbreaks are over. And it puts the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an enviable position with no currently active Listeria outbreaks.
Among the foodborne diseases, Listeria is
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Recent drug-resistant Brucella incidents are behind CDC’s latest HAN warning
The new national public health warning about the risk of exposure to drug-resistant Brucella from raw milk is over three incidents dating back to 2017, according to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
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General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time
General Mills Inc. has initiated a recall of all 5-pound bags of its Gold Medal brand unbleached flour with the “better if used by” date of April 20, 2020, after finding Salmonella in a sample.
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ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted
ALERT: A USDA spokesperson told Food Safety News the agency is not staffing its phones dedicated to consumer complaints about meat, poultry and processed egg products during the partial government shutdown. The askkaren.gov service is
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CDC says outbreak linked to Duncan Hines cake mix likely over; threat lingers
Federal officials declared yesterday afternoon that the Salmonella Agbeni outbreak associated with Duncan Hines cake mixes appears to be over. However, the best-by dates on recalled mixes don’t hit until March, so a continuing threat
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Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question
Opinion
Tomorrow some of the fuzzy math related to the government’s operational status will come into clear focus for many so called non-essential federal employees when they don’t get paid.
Nuances of federal funding mean
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