As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
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Salmonella test spurs recall of shell eggs in Canada
Following federal testing, Les Œufs Richard Eggs Inc. is recalling an unrevealed amount of shell eggs because of possible contamination with Salmonella.
The company reports distributing the implicated eggs to retailers in Quebec, Canada, according…
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Researchers test method to remove Salmonella from eggshells
Researchers at a university in Australia have found a way to prevent salmonellosis affecting eggs through surface contamination.
Flinders University scientists developed a shell egg decontamination method that removed Salmonella Typhimurium from the outside of…
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FDA sends warning letters to two food companies in northeast region of U.S.
Hans Kissle Company LLC and Harold Brey & Sons Inc. are the latest food companies to receive warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hans Kissie is in Haverhill, MA, and Harold Brey…
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Egg farm draws FDA warning; failed to meet Salmonella control law
Federal officials have put operators of an Ohio egg farm on notice, citing inadequate precautions against Salmonella Enteritidis that included rodent and fly infestations as well as inadequate employee sanitation practices.
The Food and Drug…
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FDA warnings egg farmer, kratom companies about violations of federal law
The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters recently to an egg producer and two kratom distributors, citing various violations of federal law. Company officials have 15 working days from receipt of FDA warning…
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22 illnesses prompts largest shell egg recall since 2010
Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, IN late Friday recalled 206,749,248 eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young…
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FDA warns shell egg facility to step up Salmonella prevention
A shell egg production facility in Puerto Rico is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of food safety regulations regarding the prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis during production, storage and transportation.
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Mahard Egg Farm on notice for Salmonella control violations
An Oklahoma facility of Texas-based Mahard Egg Farm Inc. is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of federal regulations about Salmonella contamination prevention.
In an April 26 warning letter that…
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Publisher’s Platform: Supreme Court weighs in without a word
I can hear a bit of silence in the board rooms of America.
Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, without comment.
In…
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