House-Autry Mills Inc. is recalling tartar sauce because the company’s “co-manufacturer” has verified spoilage associated with the product.
The company reports sending two samples to two different laboratories, but results were not yet available when
Continue Reading Discovery of spoilage problems prompts company to recall tartar sauce
Twenty-five years ago, when I was administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), I helped put in place a new food safety regulatory program to prevent foodborne
Continue Reading Our poultry safety regulation isn’t working: It’s past time to fix it
At the FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s national school lunch program.
FDA found juice products
Continue Reading Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins
Today the FDA announced a new foodborne illness outbreak from an unknown source. The outbreak comes on the heels of three others of unknown origin that were investigated in late 2020. Those events have since
Continue Reading Feds post another foodborne illness outbreak of unknown origin
The FDA has updated its materials about a proposed food traceability rule — “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Food Traceability Proposed Rule).
Traceability in the food supply chain is crucial
Continue Reading FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes
The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made.
The Biden Administration has about 4,000 jobs to fill, and about 1,250 of those
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition
The parent company of Lavva brand yogurt has initiated a recall of a lot of product because testing showed possible mold contamination. The yogurt is available at retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Kroger
Continue Reading Concerns about mold prompt nationwide recall of yogurt
Weis Markets is recalling ice cream from almost 200 stores across seven states because a consumer found metal pieces in a container of it.
The company reports the recall includes 10,869 containers of Weis Quality
Continue Reading Weis recalls ice cream after consumer finds extraneous metal material
Editors’ Note: Here is the Food and Drug Administration’s standing information on its new weekly outbreak tracking tool for the public. It includes a table with the most recent updates of outbreak investigations.
The
Continue Reading FDA’s Core Response Team posts weekly outbreak investigation information
Dear Editor,
Recently a few media outlets reported on a study warning Americans about the dangers of consuming produce grown by small-scale farmers. Very quickly, however, the study was retracted because its authors failed
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Small scale farmers are food safety practitioners
Ten years ago, on Jan. 4, 2011, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law and Congress’ mandate was clear: It’s not enough to respond to outbreaks of foodborne illness. We
Continue Reading A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA
