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 months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Continue Reading Food firms in New Jersey and India warned about unsanitary conditions
New Jersey Department of Agriculture officials have been ordered to adopt rules and regulations for the confinement and care of pregnant pigs and calves raised for veal.
NJ legislative bills A-1970 and S-1298 made it through the State Legislature and were signed into law earlier this week by Gov. Phil
Continue Reading New Jersey becomes the latest state to ban gestation crates
More than 20 children in New Jersey were taken to the hospital this week after drinking milk contaminated with sanitizer.
The cartons were accidentally filled with the sanitizer at the production plant, according to a post on Facebook from the Camden City School District.
“It was determined that the substance
Continue Reading Children taken to hospital after incident with sanitizer in milk cartons
County officials have allowed a New Jersey restaurant to reopen even though it is linked to an unresolved foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened almost 150 people.
The owners of Roma Pizza and Stellato Ristorante said in a Facebook post that they are cooperating with public health officials. The restaurant
Continue Reading Officials continue to investigate outbreak of unknown origin in New Jersey
A current foodborne outbreak has caused the closure of school buildings for at least two weeks in Camden County, NJ.
On May 6, the district’s employees experienced symptoms of foodborne illness after attending a luncheon catered by an outside vendor.
As of the posting of this article, the exact pathogen
Continue Reading New Jersey school district closes doors after foodborne outbreak
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. announced a 10-state recall of baby spinach because of potential contamination with Salmonella. According to the recall notice posted on The Food and Drug Administration’s website, the recall was issued due to a sample of baby spinach that yielded a positive result for Salmonella in a
Continue Reading Dole recalls baby spinach products after state test shows Salmonella in a sample
A McDonald’s in Johnson City, TN, and a Little Caesar’s Pizza in Newark, OH, put their customers at risk of exposure to hepatitis A by permitting an employee with the liver disease to report for work.
They are the latest in a long list of hepatitis A developments that are
Continue Reading National epidemic of hepatitis A outbreaks puts restaurant customers at risk
Disease detectives from state and federal agencies are investigating an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak identified by New Jersey officials in recent days. The CDC reports people in seven states have been infected.
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Continue Reading Six more states identify victims after NJ detects outbreak
An E. coli outbreak in New Jersey has a 100 percent hospitalization rate and is possibly linked to eating at Panera Bread, based on patient interviews.
Although state health officials did not specifically name Panera Bread in an undated statement posted this weekend, local officials have told media in New
Continue Reading All victims in New Jersey E. coli outbreak admitted to hospitals
New Jersey and four of its counties are investigating a cluster of E. coli illnesses that might be linked to a Panera Bread restaurant in Phillipsburg, NJ.
Local media reported the investigation earlier this week, with initial details implicating three counties
Continue Reading Panera Bread emerging as possible source of E. coli illnesses
