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We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble

By Coral Beach & Joe Whitworth on December 24, 2019
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It’s Dec. 24, do you know where your name is?

Here at Food Safety News we’ve been checking the year-end Naughty & Nice Lists and we’re ready to nominate some names. When it comes…
Continue Reading We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble

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Senate ready for confirmation vote on Hahn as next FDA commissioner

By Dan Flynn on December 5, 2019

The Senate committee charged with reviewing the nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next FDA Commissioner has approved his appointment by an 18-to-5 vote, sending the nomination to a Senator floor vote.  If confirmed…
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Unwashed poppy seeds under fire on Capitol Hill and around the world

By Coral Beach on March 16, 2019

A man who has been seeking changes to U.S. law since his son died from morphine intoxication in 2016 expects to see bills filed in April. His son wasn’t using drugs. It was unwashed poppy…
Continue Reading Unwashed poppy seeds under fire on Capitol Hill and around the world

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Del Monte recalls canned corn from 25 states, 12 countries for risk of toxins

By Coral Beach on December 13, 2018

Del Monte Foods is recalling more than 64,000 cases of canned corn that was not properly processed, which can result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens that can lead to life-threatening illness if consumed.
Continue Reading Del Monte recalls canned corn from 25 states, 12 countries for risk of toxins

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U.S. representative wants to know what FDA is doing to ensure egg safety

By Coral Beach on October 5, 2018

A day after the CDC reported two dozen more people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections traced to eggs, a member of Congress asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration to explain what…
Continue Reading U.S. representative wants to know what FDA is doing to ensure egg safety

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FDA enforcement delay provides time to educate produce growers on safety

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on October 4, 2018
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Editor’s note: The FDA’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Stephen Ostroff combined efforts for this column. 

We know how important it is to get produce safety right. Taking…
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FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

By Coral Beach on October 2, 2018

A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016, but none of the samples…
Continue Reading FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

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There’s room on the hamburger bun for cell-cultured meat and politics

By Brian Ronholm on September 25, 2018
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During the recent Good Food Institute conference on cell-cultured meat, an industry executive remarked that he tries to stay away from politics and focus on his company and developing the technology. That certainly is…
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FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

By Coral Beach on September 19, 2018

Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens.

A special government testing program found the Cyclospora parasite…
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FDA officials renew warnings about dangers of kratom tea, other products

By Coral Beach on September 12, 2018

In a rare move, the top administrator at the FDA on Tuesday posted a statement about warning letters the agency sent this past week. The comments from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb renewed FDA’s warnings to consumers…
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