JBS has lost an appeal against a fine for one of its subsidiaries as part of Operation Carne Fraca in Brazil. The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) rejected the reconsideration request from Seara Alimentos, the company sanctioned under Operation Carne Fraca (Weak Flesh). Seara Alimentos is a subsidiary of JBS S.A.,... Continue Reading
Read the NewsChocolate milk sold in New York State is being recalled for improper pasteurization, according to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball. The milk was produced by Meadowbrook Farms Dairy, which is located in Clarksville, NY. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with... Continue Reading
Read the NewsTradewind Foods de Puerto Rico Inc. of Bayamon, PR is recalling Goya Red Kidney Beans after an FDA Inspection discovered swollen and leaking cans. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 21, 2024, and is ongoing. According to... Continue Reading
Read the NewsImported beef is to blame for a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people, according to Danish officials. Since March, 51 people in Denmark have been infected with the same type of Salmonella, said the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has sickened 31 men and... Continue Reading
Read the NewsHow surprised was science when bird flu was detected in dairy cattle with those warnings against raw milk or eating unpasteurized dairy products? Two Auburn University researchers are offering their expertise on the topic. Dr. Shollie Falkenberg, an associate professor and coordinator of animal health research, and Dr. Cris Young, a professor of... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA global food standards-setting body has advanced work on various issues, including lead levels, Ciguatera, and tropane alkaloids. The latest Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food session was held in Panama City in April. New maximum levels (MLs) were agreed for lead in various spices, including dried aril, dried seeds, dried... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA food safety line item in the federal budget would go a long way toward “bringing clarity and certainty” to the human foods programs of the Food and Drug Administration. House and Senate Appropriations leaders are finding themselves subject to just such a lobbying approach by some 21 consumer and... Continue Reading
Read the NewsAlmost 550 people have fallen sick in a large food poisoning outbreak in Vietnam. People were taken ill after eating at a bakery in Long Khánh, a city in Đồng Nai Province. In the past week, 547 people were sickened, according to the Dong Nai Department of Health. 466 cases... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Food and Drug Administration continues using 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 posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA... Continue Reading
Read the NewsResearchers have shared details about how a Listeria outbreak in Switzerland in 2022 traced to fish was solved. In the summer of 2022, the Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) noticed increased reports of listeriosis cases, indicating a possible outbreak. Twenty Listeria monocytogenes patient isolates were found to belong to an... Continue Reading
Read the NewsIt’s unknown if humans can become infected with the Avian Flu virus from unpasteurized, raw milk, but we’ve certainly set up the experiment to find out. That’s because several state legislatures in recent years have eased up on raw milk restrictions, mostly to permit the direct transfer of it at... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA woman facing charges in a fatal mushroom poisoning incident in Australia has pleaded not guilty to murder. Erin Patterson entered the plea at Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody. The case will now be moved to the Supreme Court of Victoria for trial, with the first... Continue Reading
Read the NewsTwo articles have been published giving an insight into official controls in France on Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Listeria contamination in food. In the first report, monitoring plans aimed to establish the contamination rates of ground (minced) beef and raw milk cheeses by the STEC strains identified as... Continue Reading
Read the NewsHy-Vee, Inc. of West Des Moines, IA, is recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread and its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix because of potential Salmonella contamination. These products are manufactured at different third-party facilities around the Midwest and are sold under HyVee’s private label and bulk packaging... Continue Reading
Read the NewsHuer Foods Inc. is recalling Western Family brand yogurt covered pretzels and milk chocolate covered pretzels because of possible Salmonella contamination. Food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled. Anyone can become sick with a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors, and people with weakened immune... Continue Reading
Read the NewsS Martinelli & Company of Watsonville, CA, is recalling nearly 25,000 cases of Martinelli’s Gold Medal Apple Juice because of elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on April 16, 2024, and is ongoing. Short-term... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA brand of flour has been recalled in France after dozens of people fell sick. French officials said there was a risk of JP Coteau brand buckwheat flour being contaminated with Datura. Additional cases recorded by the Brittany Regional Health Agency (ARS) and checks by the Departmental Directorate for the... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Washington D.C.-based Meat Institute, formerly the “North American Meat Institute,” has decided to do something about child labor. “The members of the Meat Institute are universally aligned that meat and poultry production facilities are no place for children,” said Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the Meat Institute.... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA study has added to evidence of the risk posed by contaminated raw pet food to human health. Researchers investigated whether dog food, including raw meat-based diets (RMBD), available in Portugal can be a source of Salmonella or other Enterobacteriaceae strains resistant to last-line antibiotics such as colistin. Since 2020, there have been more than 20... Continue Reading
Read the NewsPalmer Candy is recalling various “White Coated Confectionary Items” because of potential Salmonella contamination. According to the recall, Palmer Candy was notified about the potential risk by the supplier of the liquid coating used for the white-coated confections. The recalled Confectionary Items were distributed nationwide in retail stores and to... Continue Reading
Read the NewsPalmer Candy of Sioux City, IA is recalling Tiger Treats and Mizzou Munch Medley sold at Schnucks stores because of possible Salmonella contamination. According to the recall posted by Schnucks, both products are being recalled out of an abundance of caution as they may contain an ingredient that one of... Continue Reading
Read the NewsSchnucks of St. Louis, MO is recalling three different cheese spreads because of possible Salmonella contamination. Schnucks customers are urged to check to see if they have purchased any of the recalled products. Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek... Continue Reading
Read the NewsBy Maribel Alonso, Public Affairs Specialist • ARS, Office of Communications Dr. Dayna M. Harhay is a Research Microbiologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, NE. For two decades with ARS, Harhay’s knowledge and expertise in microbiology, molecular biology, bacterial metabolism, serotyping, and genomic sequencing... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with STOP Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, is set to host the 11th and final installment of its webinar series on food safety culture. The webinar will be streamed live May 9 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT from the... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe 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
Read the NewsA food safety hero of mine, Mike Taylor, during the debate over the Food Safety Modernization Act, called Food Safety News, “The newspaper of record on food safety.” To that I agree, and am so proud of the past and present writers. We had and still have a hell of... Continue Reading
Read the NewsOnly a small proportion of all Salmonella infections are diagnosed and reported to health departments. It is estimated that for every reported case, there are approximately 38.6 undiagnosed infections. The CDC estimates that 1.4 million cases, 15,000 hospitalizations, and 400 deaths are caused by Salmonella infections in the U.S. every year. Overall, the incidence... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Food and Drug Administration continues using 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 posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA study has found an association between violations of food safety legislation and a company’s weak financial situation. The work investigated the link between the financial situation of Finnish businesses and the inspection grades their food production establishments received. According to the study published in the journal Food Control, financial... Continue Reading
Read the NewsAccording to the CDC and FDA, the true number of sick people in the walnut E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses. According to a FoodNet study, for E. coli O157:H7, a... Continue Reading
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