A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks.
Federal agencies currently cannot collect samples from concentrated animal
Continue Reading Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks
ATLANTA, GA — Tuesday kicked off day one of the Center for Produce Safety’s (CPS) 2023 Research Symposium. This year’s symposium is being held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, GA.
This is the
Continue Reading CPS 2023 Research Symposium kicks off in Atlanta
The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act to give the Food and Drug Administration FDA new powers to investigate livestock feedlots and animal confinement facilities has been introduced in Congress.
Sponsored by Rep.Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, the
Continue Reading Bill to put animal confinement under FDA regulation for food safety purposes introduced in House
According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers.
The study, titled “A trait-based framework for predicting
Continue Reading Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others
Cattle feces from a lot uphill from produce growing fields were contaminated with E. coli that matches the strain from outbreaks in the falls of 2019 and 2020 that were linked to leafy greens.
Federal
Continue Reading FDA tests show cattle lot implicated in leafy greens E. coli 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
One in every five air samples in almond orchards adjacent to a poultry operation tested positive for E. coli during a two-year study published recently.
“Microorganisms Move a Short Distance into an Almond Orchard from
Continue Reading New study shows link between animal operation and orchard contamination
Along with feedlot dust blowing in the wind and surface irrigation water flowing adjacent to feedlots, flies captured in leafy greens plots near feedlots are capable of transferring E. coli from animal operations to produce
Continue Reading Researchers confirm flies can transfer E. coli from feedlots to produce fields
“Guarded optimism.” That’s the way Elston Grubaugh, general manager of the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in the eastern Yuma, AZ, growing area describes his thoughts about the current romaine lettuce season.
In 2018, an
Continue Reading Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues
Citing an estimated 2 million U.S. illnesses caused annually because of contaminated meat and poultry and resulting health care costs of almost $6 billion, a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts is calling for renewed
Continue Reading Pew report encourages investments to reduce contamination
