The agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos, which escaped being banned nationally a couple of years ago, soon won’t be legally available in New York or Hawaii.
In 2018, Hawaii enacted legislation to ban chlorpyrifos beginning in 2022. Now, the New York Senate and Assembly have approved legislation that will ban chlorpyrifos from
Continue Reading New York steps ahead of Hawaii on agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos
Jensen Tuna of Louisiana is recalling frozen ground tuna imported from JK Fish, because it may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella, according to a recall notice posted on the FDA’s website Tuesday afternoon.
The recall is in response to the CDC and FDA’s investigation of 13 illnesses caused by Salmonella
Continue Reading Frozen tuna recalled in several states for Salmonella risk
A Ready-to-Eat (RTE) single-serve condiment manufacturer from New York and a shelf-stable RTE hot sauce manufacturer are both on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for violations of federal food safety rules.
The FDA sent warning letters to the companies in September and August of 2018 and posted them
Continue Reading FDA warns ready-to-eat condiment and hot sauce manufacturers
Producers of organic milk sold in parts of New York are recalling an undisclosed amount of whole milk after state inspectors found the product was improperly pasteurized.
Pelleh Farms Inc. in Swan Lake, NY, voluntarily recalled the Bethel Creamery brand whole, non-homogenized, organic milk, according to a consumer alert from
Continue Reading Organic milk recalled when improper pasteurization discovered
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball warns consumers not to eat The Maiden’s Creamery “Wild Meadow” raw goat milk cheese made in South New Berlin because of possible Listeria contamination.
So far, no illnesses have been reported in connection with the goat cheese made by by Mark Harvey,
Continue Reading Warning: Organic, raw goat milk cheese positive for Listeria
New York officials again today warned the public to immediately dispose of unpasteurized Breese Hollow Dairy raw milk because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The state has issued Listeria alerts for the dairy’s raw milk at least three other times since 2007.
The David Phippen Farm, which operates under the Breese
Continue Reading Listeria found in NY raw milk; state urges public to throw it out
An employee at a restaurant and a senior living facility in Erie County, NY, who was infected with hepatitis A while working exposed hundreds of people to the highly contagious virus and there is very limited time for them to seek post-exposure vaccinations.
It is already past the treatment deadline
Continue Reading Hepatitis A exposures at New York restaurant, senior home
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Researchers say pre-sliced vegetables are pathogen repositories
Research published this
Continue Reading Briefly: Sliced not so nice — NY grade cards — Recall failure
Three New York seafood importers are on notice from the Food and Dr
ug Administration for violations of the Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation in addition to several federal food safety rules.
The FDA sent the warning letters to the companies in July, August and November
Continue Reading FDA sends warning letters to New York seafood importers
Anyone who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from Udder Milk in the past six months, especially pregnant women, should immediately seek medical care and start antibiotic therapy for brucellosis.
The Tuesday warning from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the strongest yet in a series
Continue Reading CDC says all Udder Milk customers need medical treatment
