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Michigan consumers warned of produce contaminated with human waste

By News Desk on October 4, 2022

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat any Kuntry Gardens produce or products containing produce from Kuntry Gardens of Homer, MI, because it may be contaminated with…

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FDA promises to enhance safety of imported produce with new initiative

By Coral Beach on September 29, 2022

With 32 percent of the country’s fresh vegetables and 55 percent of its fresh fruit imported from other countries, the Food and Drug Administration is launching renewed efforts to make sure that produce is safe…

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Using insurance to regulate food safety and save growers from rainy days

By Timothy D. Lytton on August 12, 2022

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by The Regulatory Review and is republished here with permission.

Insurance underwriters can help farmers manage the risk of microbial contamination in their fields.

Foodborne illness is a…

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FDA proposes another delay for pre-harvest agricultural water requirements

By News Desk on July 19, 2022

Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the compliance dates for the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions as outlined in the recent 2021 agricultural water proposed…

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FDA enforces import rules on pig ears, produce, dried fruit, etc.

By News Desk on July 15, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to…

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New York announces guidance to strengthen the produce supply system

By News Desk on April 20, 2022

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has announced the release of new guidance document from the Produce Traceability Blue Ribbon Task Force that he says will help to further strengthen New York’s produce …
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Food safety tips issued after Australian floods

By News Desk on March 13, 2022

Food safety advice has been offered following several floods in eastern Australia in the past few weeks.

Flooding and heavy rain in Queensland and New South Wales has caused power outages and roads to be…
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Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others

By News Desk on January 10, 2022

According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers. 

The study, titled “A trait-based framework for predicting …
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Hundreds, mainly children, sick in large Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on July 1, 2021

Almost 450 people have fallen ill in Finland with salad from Sweden suspected to be the source of infection.

Officials in the city of Jyväskylä are investigating Salmonella cases and absence of children and staff…
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Beef one of top sources for STEC infections – FAO and WHO world report

By Joe Whitworth on October 3, 2019

Beef products are one of the main sources of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections around the world, according to a report published by the FAO and WHO. Fresh produce was also a significant source.

The…
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