Due to the growing list of recalled food products containing ground cumin or cumin powder that may contain undeclared peanut protein, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising people who are highly allergic to peanuts to consider avoiding such products. 
In a consumer advice page posted Wednesday afternoon,
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Soy Company Shut Down Until It Can Meet FDA Regulations
San Francisco-based Fong Kee Tofu Co. Inc. has agreed to indefinitely shut down operations, or until its manufacturing facility can meet federation food safety regulations. The company, which makes soy drinks, tofu and related products, had been cited by Food and Drug Administration officials for food safety violations several times
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Big Retailers Ordered to Stop Selling ‘Adulterated’ and ‘Mislabeled’ Herbal Supplements
The New York Attorney General’s office has ordered four major retailers — Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC — to stop selling “adulterated” and “mislabeled” herbal supplements that independent lab tests show do not contain ingredients as stated on the labels. NY Attorney General 
Eric Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters Monday to
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FDA Warning Letters: Cattle and Dairy Farms, Seafood Processor and Sauce Maker
Rusty Cattle Company in Paul’s Valley, OK, Samuel Smucker in Narvon, PA, and Balmer Brothers in Manheim, PA, all had cows slaughtered for human food. However, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), tissues from the animals were adulterated by drug residues discovered through testing by USDA’s Food
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Uneviscerated Red Thread Fish Recalled Due to Botulism Risk
Arcadia Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling all packages of Red Thread Fish because they are uneviscerated. The product comes in a 7-oz. heat-sealed plastic bag. 
The recalled Red Thread Fish product was distributed nationwide in supermarkets. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does
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FDA Says BPA-Lined Containers Are Safe, But New Study Raises Concerns
It might be easy to dismiss the latest study about spiking one’s blood pressure by drinking soy milk from cans lined with bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA). After all, serious hypertension is more likely to occur from the sodium contained in whatever food or beverage is in the
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Congressional Hearing Looks at FDA’s Role in GE Food Regulation
The question of how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should approach the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) food — and particularly its labeling, or lack thereof — was the topic of a hearing by the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Wednesday. The biggest question of the day: Should
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Court Orders LA Fish Processor Closed Until It Complies With FDA Regs
Until it can safely produce food as required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Neptune Manufacturing Inc. in Los Angeles has been ordered to stop processing and distributing its smoked and pickled seafood products. 
According to a Dec. 4 news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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‘Turkey Day’ and an Expression of Gratitude
(This commentary by Steven Grossman, deputy executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, originally appeared in the Alliance’s Friday Update of Nov. 21, 2014, and is reposted here with permission.) Thanksgiving is a traditional time to focus on the good things for which we are grateful. FDA is
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Trick-or-Treat Food Safety Tips for Halloween
Here are some simple steps, courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to help children and parents have a fun – and safe – Halloween:
- Children shouldn’t snack while they’re out trick-or-treating. Urge your children to wait until they get home and you have had a chance
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