Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department.
What was disclosed was that contaminated spices were determined to be the second largest cause of
Continue Reading Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children
A new study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has shown that consumers may need to rethink how they handle their spice containers.
The study found that spice
Continue Reading Study finds spice containers pose contamination risk during food preparation
Checks on spices as part of a food fraud project in Finland didn’t find any authenticity issues but did uncover Salmonella contamination.
Monitoring was targeted at operators whose batches were found to have been non-compliant
Continue Reading Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls
Caldic Canada Inc. is recalling Supherb Farms brand IQF Dill because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recalled product has been sold in Ontario, Canada, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection
Continue Reading Dill recalled in Ontario because of Listeria contamination
A survey on herb and spice authenticity in Europe has found potential adulteration, illegal dyes and allergens.
The work was overseen by DG SANTE, the European Commission’s health and safety body, and carried out in
Continue Reading EU survey on herbs and spices finds fraud, dyes, extraneous material, allergen risks
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
Continue Reading Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company
An evaluation of food irradiation rules in Europe has found legislation is unlikely to have much impact on use because of a decline driven by industry and consumer fears, despite scientific evidence of its safety.
Continue Reading EU evaluates food irradiation rules as usage declines
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in Germany has called on manufacturers and importers to increase checks to ensure the safety of spices.
Industry is responsible for the quality and compliance
Continue Reading BVL calls on industry to step up controls on spices
More than a dozen countries have taken advantage of temporary rules to tackle disruption in official control systems in Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of May 6, 15 nations had informed the European
Continue Reading EU countries take up interim rules on official controls during pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading FDA modifies import alerts for French cheese, fruit, spices, fish, honey and more
