A seafood-processing facility in Honolulu was found to have “serious violations” of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations during a May 17 and 20 inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug
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Consumer Reports: Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Eat Tuna
Can eating the wrong type of fish put you at higher risk for mercury exposure? That’s the question posed in the latest special food safety report published Wednesday from Consumer Reports, the publishing arm of
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Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea Tuna Recalls Expand
Both Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea tuna brands have expanded their recalls first announced on Wednesday due to problems with the seams on their can lids not meeting safety standards. Bumble Bee’s recall
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Loose Seams On Tuna Can Lids Prompts Recall
Two brands of tuna—Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea—were recalled Wednesday for loose lids or at least seams that didn’t meet standards, risking contamination from spoilage organisms or pathogens. It’s too early to know
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Report Says Tuna Could Be Dangerous for School Kids
Tuna-loving school kids are at risk for mercury poisoning, according to a new report sponsored by several public health, consumer and environmental groups. “Most children are already consuming only modest amounts of tuna and are
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Case Count Rises in Salmonella Tuna Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the following update Thursday: The CDC reports a total of 390 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (376 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (14 persons)
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Bluefin Tuna With Elevated Radioactivity Still Safe
Movement of a little radioactivity in migrating Bluefin tuna might be a first, but it is not a threat to food safety.
Researchers from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and
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FDA: Safety Violations at India Plant Linked to Tuna Salmonella Outbreak
As the case count continues to rise in the nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tuna, an inspection by U.S. health officials has revealed unsanitary conditions at the India facility that produced the implicated tuna
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More Frozen Tuna from India Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
The company in India that supplied the yellowfin tuna implicated in the multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to sushi is recalling 22-lb. cases of frozen tuna strips because they, too, may be contaminated with
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What’s the Deal With Tuna Scrape?
Last Friday, a week after announcing they were investigating an ongoing multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to sushi, federal public health officials were able to pinpoint the likely source of the bacteria that has now sickened