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Discovery of spoilage problems prompts company to recall tartar sauce

By News Desk on January 25, 2021

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…
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Our poultry safety regulation isn’t working: It’s past time to fix it

By Michael Taylor on January 25, 2021
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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…
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Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

By Dan Flynn on January 15, 2021

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 …
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Feds post another foodborne illness outbreak of unknown origin

By Coral Beach on January 13, 2021

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…
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FDA extends deadline for comments on traceability rule; announces changes

By Coral Beach on January 13, 2021

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…
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Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition

By Dan Flynn on January 12, 2021
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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 …
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Concerns about mold prompt nationwide recall of yogurt

By News Desk on January 11, 2021

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…
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Weis recalls ice cream after consumer finds extraneous metal material

By News Desk on January 11, 2021

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 …
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FDA’s Core Response Team posts weekly outbreak investigation information

By News Desk on January 8, 2021

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…
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Letter to the Editor: Small scale farmers are food safety practitioners

By Guest Contributor on January 7, 2021
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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…
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A decade later, FDA still working on congressional mandate known as FSMA

By Frank Yiannas on January 5, 2021
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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…
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