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Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public
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Dole Fresh Vegetables announced the recall of all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer City, NC, and Yuma, AZ, processing facilities because of a link to a deadly outbreak of Listeria
Continue Reading Dole recalls salads from 2 dozen states because of link to Listeria outbreak
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling garden salads because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
This recall is being issued because of a sample of garden salad which yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in
Continue Reading Dole recalls bagged salads from 10 states because of positive listeria test
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading Warning letter sent after dangerous mislabeling leads to recall
Because the Dole Food Company is going public, financial documents it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available showing how much recalls and shutdowns have cost the company’s Dole Fresh Vegetables unit
Continue Reading Dole’s Springfield shutdown, recalls cost company $36 million
The editors of Food Safety News have complied this list of major news from 2016. While the year will no doubt be best remember for its presidential election, there were other milestones worth remembering as
Continue Reading Top food safety stories of 2016 include criminal investigations
Federal officials say they have confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in a packaged salad produced at the Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. plant in Springfield, Ohio. Dole recalled all products under multiple brands because state tests linked an
Continue Reading FDA confirms Listeria in Dole packaged salad
As federal officials reported new illnesses in a seven-month Listeriosis outbreak linked to packaged salads from Dole, the company clarified its recall of all products from its production plant in Springfield, Ohio. Fifteen people
Continue Reading New illnesses in Dole salad Listeriosis outbreak
Product distributed in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Possibly National, Prince Edward Island, Quebec. Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc., is recalling various pre-packaged chopped salads, salad blends and kits, and leafy green products
Continue Reading Dole Recalls Lettuce from Canada
Dole Fresh Vegetables of Monterey, CA, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of bagged spinach due to a possible health risk from Salmonella contamination. The product being recalled is Dole Spinach coded A27409B
Continue Reading Dole Recalls Some Bagged Spinach for Possible Salmonella Contamination
