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Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company

By Coral Beach on October 2, 2021

United States Marshals seized more than 25,000 bulk bags and boxes of ready-to-eat spices and food additives Friday because they were being held in unsanitary conditions in Miami.

The seizure at Lyden Spice Corporation, on…
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Officials seize potentially unsafe food in Lithuania; outbreak discovered

By News Desk on July 11, 2021

Authorities in Lithuania have opened an investigation after a search found expired food products.

Police in the city of Kaunas started the operation after finding a man loading boxes with alcohol from one car to…
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Michigan officials seize raw milk butter, warn public against Shetler farm products

By Coral Beach on April 22, 2021

State officials are warning the public to not eat or drink any raw milk products from a Michigan farm because it is unlicensed and in violation of state laws.

Inspectors from the Michigan Department of…
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Spain and Italy clamp down on potentially unsafe products

By News Desk on April 27, 2020

Spanish authorities have seized 100 kilograms of meat suspected to be unfit for human consumption.

Guardia Civil detained the 220 pounds of products in a town in the Gúdar-Javalambre region of the Teruel province as…
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U.S. Attorneys for Arkansas win consent decree for FDA enforcement for food warehouses

By News Desk on July 23, 2019

Without much attention last November, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized the contents of several Arkansas food warehouses.

The federal district court ordered the warehouse raid. FDA asked for…
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Spain and Italy crack down on unsafe food

By News Desk on April 3, 2019

Spanish and Italian authorities have reported a number of different investigations uncovering unsafe food in the past week.

The Guardia Civil in Spain seized almost one ton of food not suitable for human consumption. Local…
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FDA Frontlines: Meet Scott Loughan, compliance officer of the year

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 10, 2018
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My name is Scott Loughan and I am a Compliance Officer in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Regulatory Affairs. I work in Vermont and I am a senior case officer in my…
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150 tons of Norway lobster seized in Spain

By News Desk on November 22, 2018

Spanish authorities have halted the sale of certain seafood products in Galicia that may pose a risk to human health.

The Guardia Civil seized more than 150 tons of Norway lobster in the second phase…
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Six arrested as meat network busted in Spain

By News Desk on October 27, 2018

Spanish authorities have dismantled an organization that distributed meat in poor conditions.

The Guardia Civil and Dirección General de Salut Pública de la Conselleria de la Generalitat Valenciana operation led to more than 1,000 tons…
Continue Reading Six arrested as meat network busted in Spain

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E. coli found in mojitos sold on Barcelona’s beaches

By News Desk on September 19, 2018

Spanish authorities have seized ingredients hidden in sewers and trash bins that were used to make mojitos at a tourist hot spot.

La Guardia Civil carried out controls on beaches of the Barcelona coast in…
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