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By Mitzi D. Baum and James Kincheloe
The recent media coverage and public outcry over illnesses and two infant deaths associated with recalled powdered infant formula due to Cronobacter contamination is the
Consumer group wants to know what FDA is doing about poppy seed safety
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A year ago the Center for Science in the Public Interest urged the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds contaminated with naturally occurring opiate residues. In
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FDA, growers agree on many points of water safety; consumer group has concerns
The public and industry had the opportunity this week to hear FDA representatives talk about a proposed rule regarding how to make water used in the growing of fresh produce safer.
The session with the
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FDA report on antimicrobial sales for use in food animals lacking some specifics
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In recent days, the Food and Drug Administration released the 2020 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals, which showed sales levels close to those from
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Center for Science in the Public Interest marks 50 years of action in food safety
Founded in 1971, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year.
It is perhaps the oldest independent, science-based consumer advocacy organization with a record of accomplishments and a
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The problem of salmonellosis and politics
Opinion
During the past half century the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual reports show that salmonellosis has been the leading cause of foodborne death. Salmonellosis is caused by virulent serotypes of the bacterium
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CSPI petitions FDA for maximum opiate levels and controls for poppy seeds
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is urging the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds, which are often contaminated with the plant’s naturally occurring opiate residues.
The
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Watchdogs on patrol; seeking safer poultry through preventive controls
Two consumer groups want to see government and industry do something instead of nothing when it comes to keeping certain bacteria out of Americans’ diets via contaminated poultry.
The groups’ leaders say they don’t want
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Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole
Opinion
President Trump’s executive order keeping meat plants open during the COVID-19 pandemic is a further threat to the health of the women and men who produce our food. The order would gut any incentive
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CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement
More than 60 people are confirmed sick with Salmonella infections in a multistate outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico, according to a public alert issued this afternoon.
Federal officials are advising that consumers in
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