Researchers have looked at the types of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from food and people during a 10-year period in Chile.
Results of tests show Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from 2008 to 2017 in the
Continue Reading Study summarizes decade of surveillance for Listeria in Chile
At least 80 people are sick in Chile from Salmonella after eating at a sushi restaurant.
The people affected are men and women aged from 2 to 66 years old. The first cases presented symptoms
Continue Reading Eighty sick in Chile with Salmonella linked to sushi
The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a seafood processor in Chile, Greece, and India and a Ready-To-Eat (RTE) salad, sandwich, and institutional meals manufacturing facility in New York because inspectors found
Continue Reading Seafood processors, RTE meals manufacturing facility warned by FDA
An audit in Chile has found there is no official sample system to verify compliance with European standards to control microbiological contamination in the food of non-animal origin.
For primary production, there is no risk-based
Continue Reading Audit finds lack of official controls for EU exports in Chile
Yonkers, NY-based Jac. Vandenberg Inc. has recalled 1,727 cartons of fresh peaches, 1,207 cartons of fresh nectarines and 365 cartons of fresh plums that were being sold to the public by such major retailers as
Continue Reading Fresh peaches, nectarines and plums from Chile recalled for Listeria
They let me back in the country this past Thursday night in Houston. My return is from two weeks of not thinking about food safety while visiting Chile and Argentina.
It’s not easy to put
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Return Trip
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines,” said early-American philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
But in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at
Continue Reading OIG says USDA reviews of exporting countries are inadequate
The Wisconsin-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling 16,320 pounds of chili and soup after an employee found plastic materials in a bag of soup, according to a notice posted today by the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading Roundy’s recalls 8 tons of chili, soup products for plastic bits
Increasing demand in the U.S. for year-round access to all foods means more foreign food in grocery stores and that means more foodborne illness outbreaks from imported food.
Writing for the March edition of Emerging
Continue Reading Imported food sickens more Americans than ever
One of my many pleasant memories of Chile is the sunny Sept. 1 lunch served for 350 people in a huge white tent during the “Conference International Berries 2016” held in Talca. Most of the
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: Lessons about trade and food safety
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Chile’s raspberry producers came in for some special attention during a conference for this country’s food exporters. All who were in attendance were provided with a glossy 20-page brochure just produced for
Continue Reading Chile rebuilding raspberry business with food safety strategy
