An Illinois company is recalling dip, potato salad and pasta salad that contain meat because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.
The 6,800 pounds of products were produced from Nov. 9, 2020,
Continue Reading Dips, salads recalled for lack of inspection
Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. has recalled mozzarella balls because they are potentially contaminated with E. coli.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advisory, posted Feb. 14, says the product was distributed to retail stores
Continue Reading Silani brand mozzarella balls recalled because of E. coli concerns
Dear Editor:
Will your supermarket warn you about hazardous food? Absolutely.
Fortunately for the nation’s grocery shoppers, the food industry has honed its expertise over the years – their reputation and economic viability demand
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Food industry responds to grocery store recall report
If you subscribe to one of the recalls RSS feeds offered by the Food and Drug Administration, you might have noticed they are not currently operating. Agency officials say the services will soon be restored.
Continue Reading FDA web upgrade interrupts agency’s RSS feeds; recalls still available on site
Editor’s note: This article was published by the Penn State Extension Service and is reprinted here with permission.
It seems we hear about food recalls more frequently. To understand what is happening let’s look
Continue Reading Anatomy of a food recall: The background and the bottom line
With new draft guidance for so-called voluntary recalls, the Food and Drug Administration is looking to be more effective in an area that’s been seen as one of its short comings.
In announcing new guidance
Continue Reading FDA wants to improve the recalls from the companies it regulates
Editor’s note: This story, originally posted March 12, 2019, at 5:45 p.m. EDT, has been updated throughout to include comments from the company.
The parent company of Pillsbury posted a recall notice on its website
Continue Reading UPDATED: FDA still waiting for Pillsbury’s recall notice; congresswoman calls for action
Bacterial contamination was the No. 1 cause of almost all recalls posted by the USDA during the fourth quarter of 2018, while undeclared allergens were the top cause for recalls of food under the FDA’s
Continue Reading Food recalls in final quarter of 2018 reveal problems with bacteria, labeling
We all know an oxymoron when we hear one. Among my favorites: army intelligence, Amtrak schedule, and traffic engineering. Writers usually try to avoid unwittingly using oxymorons.
One that I am always trying to
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: The oxymoron that FDA keeps alive
Just as a bad penny always turns up, reports of outbreaks of Salmonella infections from raw chicken just keep popping up in Canada. There are open and closed investigations on these sometimes deadly incidents going
Continue Reading Canada is again investigating an active Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken
Olde York Potato Chips of Brampton, Ontario, has responded to one gastrointestinal illness report with a four-state, U.S. recall.
It recalled 10-ounce packages of Clancy’s Wavy Potato Chips with the UPC number 0 41498 16306
Continue Reading Illness, consumer complaints prompt recall of chips for undeclared milk
