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.
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Anatomy of a food recall: The background and the bottom line
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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
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FDA wants to improve the recalls from the companies it regulates
With new draft guidance for so-called voluntary recalls, the Food and Drug Administration is looking to be more effective in an area that’s been seen as one of its short comings.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
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UPDATED: FDA still waiting for Pillsbury’s recall notice; congresswoman calls for action
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
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Food recalls in final quarter of 2018 reveal problems with bacteria, labeling
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
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Letter from The Editor: The oxymoron that FDA keeps alive
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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
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Canada is again investigating an active Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken
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
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Illness, consumer complaints prompt recall of chips for undeclared milk
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
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Campylobacter in raw milk prompts recall in New Zealand
Longhill Farms is recalling raw, unpasteurized milk in New Zealand because it has been found to be contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria.
The product is sold in 1 liter or 2 liter glass bottles or in
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Smokehouse dog treats recalled for Salmonella after testing
Smokehouse Pet Products Inc. is recalling 4-ounce bags of dog treats labeled as “Beefy Munchies” due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Although no illnesses have been reported to date, Salmonella can affect animals eating the products,
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Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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