At the FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s national school lunch program.
FDA found juice products
Continue Reading Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins
The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made.
The Biden Administration has about 4,000 jobs to fill, and about 1,250 of those
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition
It’s one thing for someone working in the produce industry to attend a conference with all sorts of regulators and scientists talking about food safety. But it’s quite another thing for those folks to be
Continue Reading USDA wants to hear produce industry’s voice in anonymous food safety survey
To keep holiday meals memorable, make sure you don’t forget the after part of the meal — the leftovers.
It’s that time of year again where families and friends get together — either in person
Continue Reading Leftovers can easily turn into the nightmare after Christmas
Tom Vilsack already is one of the longest serving cabinet members to work as Secretary of Agriculture, and now President-elect Joe Biden wants Vilsack to serve again in that capacity, an appointment that opens
Continue Reading Vilsack’s food safety record is filled with accomplishments, and maybe a ding or two
The product is no longer available to consumers, but USDA officials have issued a public alert for certain organic imported raw chicken wings because they are marked with a fraudulent establishment number. Label information printed
Continue Reading USDA concerned about chicken from China; fake U.S. inspection mark used
Perfect Pasta Inc. of Addison, IL, is recalling an undetermined amount of heat treated, not shelf stable frozen meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading Unknown volume of meat, poultry products under recall for lack of inspections
The public are being asked to check their freezers for a flavor of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners because consumers have been complaining about pieces of hard plastic in the product. Nestle has launched a nationwide
Continue Reading Nestle recalls some Lean Cuisine dinners because of several consumer complaints about plastic
If you are recently out of office as a popular agricultural state governor and your campaign for president went bust, getting yourself appointed as Secretary of Agriculture is your next logical option. But if
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: We wish there was a difference, but there’s not
Dear Editor,
In her letter “Letter to the Editor: Industry supporter out of line on line speeds,” (https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/letter-to-the-editor-industry-supporter-out-of-line-on-line-speeds/) Jessica Chapman offers her ad hominem opinion that I am “an industry supporter whose
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Sound science should reflect relevant data
Where is the nation’s cattle herd is a question that could have traceability ramifications for food safety, or maybe more commonly for tracking dreaded animal diseases.
The USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Continue Reading R-CALF would like to keep USDA from thinking about RFID traceability tags
