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.
Continue Reading Ready-to-eat bakery facility warned over pest problems in facility
In Arkansas, Gov. Sarah Sanders has signed the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, removing the requirement that a parent or guardian consent to a child starting a job or getting an employment certificate.
In Iowa
Continue Reading Red tape in child labor laws is being removed in several ‘Red’ states
As chemicals fill the air and seep into the ground in eastern Ohio, resident farmers and consumers worry about the long-term effects on food safety.
“The big issue is what I am now going to
Continue Reading Questions raised about food safety in Ohio in wake of the train wreck
As public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants, there is an increasing gap between patient numbers being reported by state and federal sources.
State
Continue Reading State, county, and federal officials reporting different numbers in E. coli outbreak
Officials in Michigan are investigating almost 100 cases of E. coli infections in the state including a cluster of illnesses reported this past week in Ottawa County.
The 98 cases reported so far this month
Continue Reading Investigations are ongoing in Michigan, and Ohio as reports of E. coli infections increase
Ohio’s Wood County is experiencing an uptick in E. coli cases.
The Wood County Health Department reports three years of E. coli cases have occurred just during the past week.
Health Commissioner Ben Robison told
Continue Reading A growing cluster of E. coli cases is reported by local health department in Ohio
AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon owners this week announced the details of a $200 million expansion.
It has chosen Ohio for its next aquaculture farm location, where it expects to produce 10,000 metric tons of AquaBounty
Continue Reading Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon
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
Continue Reading Dole recalls baby spinach products after state test shows Salmonella in a sample
JuJu Bakes LLC, doing business as “The Cookie Dough Cafe” of Bloomington, IL, is recalling 15 cases of 1.6-ounce “Chocolate Chip Chilled Gourmet Edible Cookie Dough Bars” because they may contain peanuts, which are not
Continue Reading Employee discovery prompts cookie dough recall for undeclared peanuts
Velvet Ice Cream Company Inc.’s ice cream manufacturing facility in Utica, OH, was inspected by the FDA from Jan. 23 to Feb. 14 and the results were not good. Lab tests showed the plant was
Continue Reading Velvet Ice Cream Company warned for Listeria in production facility
