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Global call to reduce antimicrobial use in healthy animals

World leaders have called for an urgent reduction in the amount of antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, used in food systems. The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance said countries must

By News Desk

/ 28 Aug 2021

Global call to reduce antimicrobial use in healthy animals

Fish company declines to issue recall; operations continue despite FDA finding of Listeria

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or eat any seafood products sold or processed by Felix Custom Smoking because of possible Listeria monocytogenes

By News Desk

/ 27 Aug 2021

Fish company declines to issue recall; operations continue despite FDA finding of Listeria

Police charge man for suspected food contamination

Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating food at three supermarkets. Metropolitan Police detained Leoaai Elghareeb in Hammersmith and Fulham after foodstuffs at the stores were

By News Desk

/ 27 Aug 2021

Police charge man for suspected food contamination

Federal judge changes tactics, delays farmer’s $250,000 fine

As if dealing with a scofflaw last month, Judge Edward G. Smith hit Amos Miller with a hefty $250,000 fine with a 30-day payment deadline. Miller and his wife,

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Aug 2021

Federal judge changes tactics, delays farmer’s $250,000 fine

EU agencies quiet on horse meat reports

Europol and DG Sante have remained silent on Croatian media reports that horse meat was found being sold as veal in the country. Local media reported the findings had been

By Joe Whitworth

/ 26 Aug 2021

Police investigating food poisoning incident at German university

Police in a German state are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident after several people fell ill at a university. Seven people reported health problems after consuming various foods or

By News Desk

/ 26 Aug 2021

Police investigating food poisoning incident at German university

Salmonella, undeclared colors, pesticides spur food safety alerts at U.S. borders

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

By News Desk

/ 26 Aug 2021

Salmonella, undeclared colors, pesticides spur food safety alerts at U.S. borders

EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food for the protection of human health, particularly that of

By News Desk

/ 25 Aug 2021

EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

Ethylene oxide recalls dominate report

The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report. In

By Joe Whitworth

/ 25 Aug 2021

Judge Smith schedules Wednesday telephone conference on farmer’s fine

Judge Edward G. Smith will hold a telephone conference at 1 p.m., Aug. 25, to hear Amos Miller’s motion to relieve the Amish farmer of a $250,000

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Aug 2021

Judge Smith schedules Wednesday telephone conference on farmer’s fine

FDA warns firm after hundreds of dog deaths and illnesses; other firms warned about import violations

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

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2021

FDA warns firm after hundreds of dog deaths and illnesses; other firms warned about import violations

25 years later FSIS final rule on pathogen reduction still making a difference

Contributed This year marks 25 years since FSIS issued its landmark final rule, “Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP),” issued in the summer of 1996. “Food

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 23 Aug 2021

25 years later FSIS final rule on pathogen reduction still making a difference

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Global call to reduce antimicrobial use in healthy animals

Fish company declines to issue recall; operations continue despite FDA finding of Listeria

Police charge man for suspected food contamination

Federal judge changes tactics, delays farmer’s $250,000 fine

EU agencies quiet on horse meat reports

Police investigating food poisoning incident at German university

Salmonella, undeclared colors, pesticides spur food safety alerts at U.S. borders

EPA ends use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food because of human safety concerns

Ethylene oxide recalls dominate report

Judge Smith schedules Wednesday telephone conference on farmer’s fine

FDA warns firm after hundreds of dog deaths and illnesses; other firms warned about import violations

25 years later FSIS final rule on pathogen reduction still making a difference