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 Import alert modifications target honey, mahimahi, cheese, dried fruits, etc.
A dried fruit mix linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway contained products from South East Asia and Africa, according to researchers.
From the end of 2018 to mid-March 2019, 56 people fell ill
Continue Reading Norwegian Salmonella outbreak traced to dried fruit from multiple countries
Ochratoxin A in food poses a health concern for most consumer groups, according to a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessment.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin naturally produced by molds that can be found
Continue Reading EFSA: Ochratoxin A in food likely poses health risk; licorice cited
Krasnyi Oktyabr USA Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its 500-gram (17.65 oz) packages of “Tainy Vostoka Assorted Dried Fruits – Apple” and “Tainy Vostoka Assorted Dried Fruits – Quince” because they contain
Continue Reading Assorted dried fruit recalled for undeclared sulfites
Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its 500-gram packages of “Tainy Vostoka Assorted Dry Fruits-Apple” because they contain sulfites, which are not properly declared on the label.
According to the recall
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More cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in Norway with a link to imported dried fruit and coconut. Salmonella Agbeni has been detected in several samples of the snack mixes. Salmonella Gamaba was also
Continue Reading Snack mix recall expanded as patient count increases in Salmonella outbreak
Publix Super Markets is recalling its “Tropical Fruit Medley” from grocery stores in six Southern states because the supplier of dried apricots used in the mix reported possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
“The 5.7-ounce clear plastic
Continue Reading Publix recalls fruit mix because of Listeria risk in apricots
