Finding 10-year-old kids working in a kitchen late at night near dangerous cooking equipment is a cause for child labor concern and action by the U.S. Department of Labor. It is also a food safety
Continue Reading McDonald’s pays $212,500 in fines for three franchises with child labor violations
McDonald’s has been hit with a fine of more than half a million dollars after a mouse infestation was found at one of its branches in England.
The fast food chain was fined £475,000 ($596,500)
Continue Reading Separate hygiene breaches prompt fines at McDonald’s and Subway in UK
By Michael Fisher
The FSN article “25 years later FSIS final rule on pathogen reduction still making a difference,” tells a story through rose-colored glasses. Like Paul Wolseley of the FSIS Office of Field
Continue Reading Same canvas, different picture
The increasing prevalence of a foodborne parasite has spurred the FDA to develop an action plan for dealing with Cyclospora contamination, with a special focus on fresh produce.
The Food and Drug Administration unveiled the
Continue Reading FDA tackles prevalence of Cyclospora infections with new action plan
A local court in Seoul has convicted three people for supplying contaminated food to McDonald’s in South Korea.
Seoul Central District Court imposed suspended jail sentences on the three employees of the former supplier, named
Continue Reading Officials at former McDonald’s Korea supplier given suspended sentences
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
Continue Reading Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant recalls in the United States in 2018. As in past years, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
Continue Reading Recalls show foodborne threats continue
Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens.
A special government testing program found the Cyclospora parasite
Continue Reading FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions
The FDA reports advances in testing helped investigators during an outbreak of cyclospora infections this summer. More than 500 people were confirmed infected, but the outbreak is over according to the Centers for Disease Control
Continue Reading CDC says parasitic outbreak traced to McDonald’s salad has ended
A special FDA testing program on fresh herbs has documented the first confirmed evidence of the Cyclospora parasite in U.S. produce.
The Food and Drug Administration found the microscopic parasite on fresh cilantro at a
Continue Reading FDA documents first Cyclospora contamination of U.S. fresh produce
