A California man is seeking damages from Thomson International Inc. contending he was poisoned with Salmonella from the company’s onions. He is part of a multi-national outbreak that has sickened more than 500.
Keith Robert
Continue Reading San Diego man files suit against fresh produce company in Salmonella outbreak
Because of a link to a multi-country Salmonella outbreak, Thomson International is recalling all of its onions in Canada. A similar recall is underway in the U.S. Some of the onions are not labeled.
“These
Continue Reading Canadian recall of onions expands because of link to outbreak
Thomson International Inc. is recalling all of its onions, regardless of color, from all 50 states. Similar to a recall in Canada, the U.S. recall is because of links to a Salmonella Newport outbreak that
Continue Reading Thomson recalls all onions from the entire U.S. because of link to Salmonella Newport outbreak
The FDA’s big news is that there is now an EPA-approved protocol for developing pathogen treatments for pre-harvest agricultural water. The agency’s nagging news is that its inspectors still can’t collect water or any other
Continue Reading FDA has big hopes for outbreak research with new water protocols
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 FDA takes action against seafood, spice, other food companies
Hostess Brands LLC has recalled certain Hostess Raspberry Zingers because the product may develop mold prior to the best by date, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The Hostess Raspberry Zingers were sold
Continue Reading Hostess recalls Raspberry Zingers over mold concerns
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 to Chinese company for lack of safety training
One of the year’s largest food safety conferences is now planned to be a virtual event, according to an announcement from the organizers of the Food Safety Summit.
The event, annually set in the first
Continue Reading COVID-19 pushes conference off the in-person stage into virtual realm
A Michigan State University researcher has received a $9.8-million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) for a project that will work to reduce the
Continue Reading Michigan school gets almost $10 million for low-moisture food pathogen research
By AFDO
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its blueprint for agency’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” It represents a new approach to food safety, leveraging technology and other tools to
Continue Reading Nation’s food, drug officials’ association gives FDA blueprint thumbs up
On-site inspections by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will resume next week, according to Commissioner Stephen Hahn. The announcement that the FDA will resume domestic inspection comes with an acknowledgment that the COVID-19 crisis
Continue Reading FDA food safety inspections will resume next week after the pandemic pause
