Proper storage of raw seafood and good hygiene is important to avoid contaminating sushi with Listeria at amounts that can cause illness, according to a risk assessment in Norway.
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food
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Study finds Listeria virulence depends on food type
Scientists have found the virulence of Listeria differs depending on the food type, discovering that dairy products are contaminated with the most virulent bacteria.
Researchers from the Pasteur Institute, the French National Institute of Health
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Seafood distributor netted for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in Massachusetts is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA inspected the
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Seafood processor netted for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in New York is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA inspected
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FDA puts seafood processor on notice for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in Kentucky is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA’s Division Office
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FDA warns seafood firms in Alabama, Ecuador to clean up
The Food and Drug Administration found serious food safety violations at two seafood facilities, one in Ecuador and one in Alabama, according to warning letters recently made public by the federal agency.
Food companies that
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Hairy crabs taking dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs into Hong Kong
Among six hairy crab samples — three collected at the import level and three from retail sales — Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety recently found one with levels of dioxin and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls
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New Hepatitis A cases likely in Hawaii despite scallop embargo
Hawaii health officials are asking for continued federal help with their investigation of a Hepatitis A outbreak traced to frozen, imported scallops served by Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai. Questions about possible wider
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Seafood Importer, processor warned after failing safety checks
A California seafood importer located in Monterey Park, was, after failing an inspection Oct. 21-22, 2015, the target of a Jan. 29 warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency’s warning letter
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Nestlé Plan Aims to Reduce Risk of Worker Abuse by Seafood Suppliers
Nestlé S.A. plans to start cracking down on slavery and other human rights and labor abuses identified during a recent year-long investigation. The Swiss transnational food and beverage company announced the plan on Monday, Nov.
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California Updates Warning About Domoic Acid in Some Shellfish Species
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is updating its warning to consumers regarding certain seafood species caught along the California coastline which may contain high levels of domoic acid. There have been no reported