The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Continue Reading Detroit firm warned over cockroaches, other conditions in ready-to-eat tortilla facility
High levels of an additive in tortillas have been identified as the likely cause of a significant outbreak in Finland.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), and local agencies investigated the outbreak, which affected more than 800 people. The incident occurred in August in
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Officials in Finland remain stumped by a large outbreak linked to school meals.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), and local agencies are investigating the outbreak, which affected more than 800 people. The incident occurred in mid-August in Mikkeli, with mainly children falling sick.
Continue Reading Officials puzzled by an outbreak in Finland that sickened 800
More than 600 people have fallen ill in a suspected food poisoning outbreak at several schools in a Finnish city.
This past week, officials from the city of Mikkeli sent a questionnaire to parents of students and staff about symptoms that occurred during or after school meals on Aug. 16.
Continue Reading Large outbreak linked to school meals in Finland; hundreds sickened
Public health officials in a Spanish region have reported six confirmed Salmonella infections.
Surveys and epidemiological work by Castilla y León Public Health have shown the outbreak could have been caused by the consumption of tortillas in two establishments in Soria. A Spanish tortilla also called a Spanish omelet can
Continue Reading Salmonella sickens six in Spain; outbreaks decline in Andalucía
United Natural Foods is recalling certain types of Gentes Foods Gordita Black Bean Tortillas because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.
This is the second recall in two days for the company, which on Wednesday recalled certain
Corn tortillas manufactured by La Villa Tortilleria Inc. in Franklin, TN were being prepared, packed or held under unsanitary conditions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said following an inspection.
In a July 27 warning letter to La Villa, FDA said “significant violations” were found at the Tennessee corn
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