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Danish shellfish controls slammed by EU auditors

Denmark’s control system on live bivalve mollusks is not good enough, according to the European Commission. DG Sante, the EU’s health and safety unit, held a remote audit

By News Desk

/ 5 Aug 2022

Danish shellfish controls slammed by EU auditors

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

AUSTIN — Richard S. “Ricky” Dickson, the current President at Blue Bell Creameries, testified Wednesday as a government witness against his predecessor and one-time mentor, Paul Kruse. Dickson took over from

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Aug 2022

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

AUSTIN — The timeline played the starring role during the opening arguments at the jury trial of the United States v Paul Kruse. Department of Justice attorney Matthew Lash for the

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

AUSTIN–At the request of the Department of Justice team trying the case, the trial judge dismissed one of the seven counts of the indictment against a former president of

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause. Kruse is the retired president of

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

PITTSBURGH, PA — Technology, pathogens and diligence were the watchwords from two leaders from the USDA and FDA as they addressed attendees at the International Association of Food Protection’s 2022

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Aug 2022

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

FSIS takes on Salmonella in certain chicken products; hopes to publish something by fall

PITTSBURGH, PA — Whether you call it a baby step or a significant stride, the federal government is taking action to clean up the chicken people in America eat. With an

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Aug 2022

FSIS takes on Salmonella in certain chicken products; hopes to publish something by fall

A look at over 10 years of Smucker’s Kentucky facility’s inspections

A decade of inspections at J.M. Smucker Company’s production facility in Lexington, KY, leaves questions about how Salmonella found its way into products and spread to consumers. This

By Jonan Pilet

/ 1 Aug 2022

A look at over 10 years of Smucker’s Kentucky facility’s inspections

Companies in Washington and California warned over import violations

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

By News Desk

/ 1 Aug 2022

Companies in Washington and California warned over import violations

Oregon’s state inspection program is 28th in the nation

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Oregon have reached a cooperative agreement, under which the state inspection program may inspect meat products produced

By News Desk

/ 31 Jul 2022

Oregon’s state inspection program is 28th in the nation

FDA sends warning letter to food firm connected to death from listeriosis

Multiple recalls, Campylobacter and Listeria outbreaks, and a death from listeriosis all in the past two years, have earned Swan Bros. Dairy the attention of the U.S. Food and

By Jonan Pilet

/ 29 Jul 2022

FDA sends warning letter to food firm connected to death from listeriosis

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jul 2022

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure

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Food Policy & Law

Danish shellfish controls slammed by EU auditors

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Top food safety administrators in U.S. say it’s not rocket science, but it is science

FSIS takes on Salmonella in certain chicken products; hopes to publish something by fall

A look at over 10 years of Smucker’s Kentucky facility’s inspections

Companies in Washington and California warned over import violations

Oregon’s state inspection program is 28th in the nation

FDA sends warning letter to food firm connected to death from listeriosis

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure