A non-profit consumer group is pushing for the FDA to push back on retail sales of raw “Impossible” burger products, saying the agency is erring on the side of big business rather than public
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Importer expands recall because of poisoning risk from frozen tuna
A Florida company is expanding its recall of tuna because the fish poses the risk of scombroid poisoning. Mical Seafood Inc. imported the tuna from Vietnam and sent it to 23 states.
The recall includes
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Exploring the technology of food safety culture with FDA’s Yiannas
Opinion
Frank Yiannas, nearing completion of his first year as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, opened the 2019 Food Safety Consortium Conference recently in Schaumburg, IL. This was his third time to
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Temperature problems result in olive recall because of botulism danger
UNFI is recalling cases of “Arla Apetina Marinated Feta & Olives in Oil, Pitted” distributed in seven states because the product may have been exposed to conditions that allow the bacteria that causes botulism poisoning
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Seafood, fruit juice, canned foods included in FDA import alerts
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
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Whole Foods Market recalls cheese for risk of Listeria monocytogenes
In response to a recall by Consider Bardwell Farm, Whole Foods Market stores in the Northeast and North Atlantic regions are voluntarily recalling Dorset cheese because of a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
The
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CDC logs 241 confirmed victims in Cyclospora outbreak traced to basil
Although the most recent confirmed illness onset date was July 26, the CDC waited until Monday to declare the end to a cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to basil from Mexico.
The tally of laboratory-confirmed patients stands
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Beach Beat: What to remember from September
Opinion
I know September is almost over because Christmas merchandise is beginning to nudge its way into retail spaces. But just because Food Safety Education Month is nearing its end, it doesn’t mean the educating
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FDA issues alerts for candy pacifiers, seafood, mushrooms, supplements
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
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More pig ear pet treats recalled because of Salmonella
TDBBS is recalling some of its pig ear pet treats because state testing found Salmonella in a sample. As with other pet product companies recently, the TDBBS recall comes amidst a nationwide outbreak among people
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State testing finds Listeria risk; salmon filets under recall nationwide
Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling some of its packages of “CAPITAN K” salmon slightly salted pieces because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
“The contamination was discovered after sampling by
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