The new year got underway with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry detaining palm oil and products containing palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and its
Continue Reading U.S. Customs and Border Protection detaining certain Malaysian palm oil
The Salmonella strain behind a foodborne outbreak in Malaysia that has killed two people has been identified by authorities.
The Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) said the food poisoning was caused by Salmonella Weltevreden.
The
Continue Reading Salmonella strain in Malaysian outbreak identified
More than 60 cases of food poisoning and two deaths are being investigated by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM).
A total of 61 infections have been reported with 24 cases in Kedah including 16
Continue Reading Food poisoning sickens 60 and kills two in Malaysia; Salmonella confirmed
A seafood processing plant in Malaysia owned by TS Food Industry Sdn. Bhd. is in serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Continue Reading Malaysian surimi facility comes up short at inspection
American consumers are scooping up more shrimp than ever at lower prices, but it is not all good news because some aquaculture-grown shrimp and prawns from Malaysia contain residues from unapproved animal drugs and unsafe
Continue Reading Barriers go up against shrimp and prawns from Malaysia
Ahead of the yet-to-be scheduled sentencing of the defendants, the government wants to be relieved of the burden of notifying individual victims of a scheme that altered and falsified the true USDA establishment numbers on
Continue Reading Halal Beef Scheme Could Have Millions of Potential Victims in Asia
Foreign seafood processors in Ecuador, Portugal, Malaysia, Spain and Vietnam have, in the past month or so, have received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All face the possibility of having
Continue Reading Seafood Processors From Around the World Receive FDA Warning Letters
An alleged scheme to export beef falsely labeled as eligible for sale to customers in Indonesia and Malaysia has prompted a federal grand jury to indict an elderly Iowa businessman on 19 felonies. William B.
Continue Reading Iowa Beef Producer Charged With Falsifying Halal Shipments
More than 150 students at a boarding school in Kuala Nerang, Malaysia, were sickened with a foodborne illness. The government’s news agency Bernama reported that seven of the students at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Syed
Continue Reading 158 Students in Malaysia Sickened By Foodborne Illness
Germany is not the only country dealing with a rash of food poisoning cases in its schools this year. At the Sabah Food Safety Carnival, held over the weekend, Malaysia’s deputy health minister said there
Continue Reading Food Poisons 849 Students at 16 Sabah Schools in 39 Incidents this Academic Year
