The alarm certainly sounded long and loud in 2022 when Abbott recalled Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas after an FDA investigation found Cronobacter sakazakii in the powdered infant formulas. 

Do not use recalled product produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI, facility the FDA urged.

The largest supplier of

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The Food and Drug Administration will change its food safety policy as 2025 progresses.  Monday’s latest is the FDA issued a notice in the Federal Register that determined 35 food contact notifications (FCNs) related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer effective

The FDA has determined that

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Kraft Heinz has announced it is removing its Lunchables meal kits from the National School Lunch Program. With eight $1 billion+ brands, Kraft Heinz is North America’s third-largest food and beverage company and the fifth-largest in the world.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is America’s second-largest food and nutrition

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The FDA has expended an alert about cinnamon products to include “Super Brand” cinnamon because it has been found to have elevated levels of lead.

The samples were collected by the Arkansas Department of Health at a retail establishment and reviewed by the Food and Drug Agency. Exposure to this

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Asli Fine Foods of Woodridge, IL is recalling Asli Cinnamon Powder after testing showed elevated levels of lead.

Short term exposures to low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms. It is possible that increased blood lead levels may be the only apparent sign of lead exposure. Additional signs

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Gutierrez Distributor of Passaic, NJ, is recalling El Servidor Corp brand ground cinnamon because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. 

El Servidor Corp ground cinnamon was distributed to retail stores in New York starting on Jan. 14, 2024.

The product comes in a 1.5-ounce

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