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Congressman Presses FDA on Gulf Seafood Safety

Posted on July 16, 2010
Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), chair of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is leading the congressional investigation into the BP oil spill, sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg this week concerning the safety of Gulf seafood...

Child Nutrition Bill Clears House Committee

Posted on July 16, 2010
Food Safety Provisions Remain in Bill, Lawmakers Add Pilots to Increase Organic, Vegetarian Food in Schools An historic $8 billion child nutrition bill is one step closer to passage. Yesterday, the House Education and Labor Committee approved the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act, bipartisan legislation that would, for the first time in over three decades, increase the reimbursement rate for school nutrition programs, set nutritional standards for all food sold in schools, and expand access to breakfast...

'Apps for Healthy Kids' Voting Begins

Posted on July 15, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the public voting period for the Apps for Healthy Kids competition has begun and will conclude on August 14 at noon EDT. During this time, members of the public are invited to test and vote on their favorite game and tool submissions on www...

Headcheese Blamed for BC Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on July 15, 2010
An outbreak of a rare strain of Salmonella--S. Chester--that has infected at least ten people British Columbia may be linked to headcheese, Canadian officials report.Headcheese is a deli product made from meat from the head of a pig with a mix of gelatin and spices...

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New Feature Launched on 'Know Your Farmer' Site

Posted on July 15, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a new feature on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food website that highlights local and regional food systems and notes the multiple connections between farmers and consumers.The new resource highlights the importance of local and regional food systems, which happens to be one of the fastest growing aspects of agriculture that is instrumental to American agriculture, the economy, and rural communities...

Fresh Express Recalls Salads for E. coli in Canada

Posted on July 15, 2010
Fresh Express brand Romaine-based Salads that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 have been recalled in Canada. There have not yet been any reports of illnesses, but it is a huge recall covering all of Canada.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Wednesday warned the public not to consume the Fresh Express brand Romaine-based Salads involved in the recall because these products may be contaminated with E...

Kenosha Salmonella Outbreak Growing Steadily

Posted on July 15, 2010
The Kenosha County Health Department has confirmed that 26 people have recently become ill with confirmed Salmonella infections in what appears to be a Salmonella outbreak tied to a common source.The Baker Street Restaurant & Pub located at 6208 Green Bay Road in the Wisconsin city has been closed by the health department and could be the source of the Salmonella outbreak, although the health department has not released a statement regarding the restaurant's closure, according to the Kenosha News...

First Case Filed in Bison Meat E. coli Outbreak

Posted on July 15, 2010
Last week, Marler Clark LLP filed the first lawsuit related to the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to bison meat produced by Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, Inc. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Claudette Murtha, a Colorado Springs, Colorado resident who purchased Rocky Mountain Natural Meats' Great Range Brand Ground Bison meat in early June at a King Soopers location...

Support Voiced for UK Food Standards Agency

Posted on July 15, 2010
On Monday reports began pouring out of England about Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's intention to disband the Food Standards Agency and redistribute its responsibilities between existing government departments. His setting this proposal on the table instigated an enormous international debate about the pros and cons of the measure...

United Fresh Public Policy Conference Scheduled

Posted on July 14, 2010
The United Fresh Produce Association's Washington Public Policy Conference, scheduled for September 14-16, 2010 in Washington, DC, will focus on the fresh-cut segment and on small farms, local and regional food systems and pesticide residues.During the three day conference, United Fresh will offer four Market Segment Breakout Sessions...

AU/NZ & EU Actions to Advance GM Crops

Posted on July 14, 2010
Genetically modified (GM) crops may be continuing to advance on two continents. In Europe, the European Union is on the verge of letting member countries decide on their own about GM crops. And Australia-New Zealand is asking the public for comment on a GM cotton variety being considered for approval down under...

Cheesecake Recall Underway In Canada

Posted on July 14, 2010
A public warning for people with allergies has been issued in Canada about Yiangello brand Cookies & Cream Cheesecakes.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Dawn Food Products Montreal Ltd. teamed up in the warning, which involves undeclared egg proteins...

The Flavoring of Infant Eating Patterns

Posted on July 14, 2010
Recent media coverage focused on the failed attempt by Mead Johnson to introduce a chocolate flavored drink for toddlers. Mead Johnson launched its Enfagrow vanilla flavor in July, 2009, and chocolate was added in February, 2010. The product was for toddlers who have been weaned off breast milk or infant formula...

Australia Set to Phase Out Bottles with BPA

Posted on July 14, 2010
Major retailers and the Australian Government have reached an agreement that will see a phase out of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA).The agreement ends months of negotiations between the Australian government and major retailers including the Westfarmers group (Coles, K Mart, and Target) and retailers Woolworths, Big W, and Aldi...

Salsa, Guacamole Common Causes of Food Poisoning

Posted on July 14, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new study highlighting the increasing frequency of salsa and guacamole-based foodborne illness outbreaks. This study, which was presented by the CDC at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, analyzed all of the foodborne illness outbreaks since the CDC began keeping records in 1973...

An Update on the Senate Food Safety Bill

Posted on July 14, 2010
Food safety and public health advocates are ramping up pressure on lawmakers to move stalled food safety legislation as the Senate only has a few weeks left to act before August recess. The Make Our Food Safe coalition recently released polls targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with each statewide poll showing over 80 percent approval for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S...

Florida's Marjon Warns Apples Carry Listeria

Posted on July 13, 2010
Florida's Marjon Specialty Foods Inc., based in Plant City, has recalled 119 cases of sliced apples after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.Recalled are apples packaged in 2 oz. single serving packages by Marjon Specialty Foods Inc. with used by dates of 7-20-10 and 7-21-10...

Top USDA Advisor Heads to White House

Posted on July 13, 2010
David Lazarus, a senior advisor to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, is moving to the White House to serve as advisor to President Obama on agriculture and rural affairs, a position on the Domestic Policy Council that has been vacant for 18 months.Lazarus, who made the transition from the U...

Chinese Authorities Sieze Tainted Milk

Posted on July 13, 2010
A Chinese state-run news agency reported the seizure of 76 tons of milk tainted with melamine. Some of the products carried over 550 times the legal limit of this toxin. Food safety regulations in China were strengthened after a 2008 melamine milk recall that sickened over 300,000 Chinese babies and resulted in six deaths...

Vermin Should be Gone for All Star Game

Posted on July 13, 2010
Editor's Note: As Major League Baseball presents the 81st All Star Game tonight, Food Safety News continues its periodic look at food safety in major league ballparks.Today's ballpark: Angel Stadium at Anaheim, Los Angeles AngelsWhy Now: Tonight Colorado Rockies right hander Ubaldo Jimenez, the first pitcher in a decade to win 15 games before the All-Star Game, will give the National League the best chance its had to win the summer classic since home field advantage in the World Series has gone with the victory...

Kellogg's Blames Elevated Hydrocarbons for Recall

Posted on July 13, 2010
An aromatic hydrocarbon called methylnaphthalene is present the substance giving off the unpleasant odor in the packaging of some recalled Kellogg's cereals.The Battle Creek, MI-based company recalled some 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Honey Smacks, Apple Jacks, and Corn Pops on June 28 for an "off flavor and smell" from the packaging...

British Food Standards Agency Axed

Posted on July 13, 2010
The British Health Secretary has announced plans to eliminate the Food Standards Agency. The organization's responsibilities will be divided between two existing groups, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Health...

Egg Producers Implement New Salmonella Controls

Posted on July 13, 2010
New regulations for controlling the spread of a form of Salmonella, whose mode of transmission still isn't entirely understood, kicked into effect last Friday. The new regulations, the FDA insists, could reduce the number of illnesses by as many as 79,000 people, and deaths by up to 30 individuals, each year...

Researchers Try to Explain E. coli in Produce

Posted on July 13, 2010
A new field study by UC Davis scientists has measured the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in the feces of Northern California wildlife. This study, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found E...

Three Dairy Farms Get FDA Warning Letters

Posted on July 12, 2010
Dairy farms in Wisconsin and Washington state received warning letters in June about alleged abuse of animal drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has disclosed.The first of three letters went out June 15 to Elmwood, WS dairy farmer John Skogen about misuse of the heat-stable antibiotic gentamicin...

Meat Industry Adds to Hall of Fame

Posted on July 12, 2010
Being only the second group named, several more of this year's inductees to the Meat Industry Hall of Fame are deceased legends from a time when their names alone made the public feel safe about their food.Ray Kroc, Harland Sanders, and Dave Thomas were the men who made McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers household names and safe, predictable places to eat practically anywhere in the USA...

Farmers Protest in Wake of Blue Mozzarella Scandal

Posted on July 12, 2010
Last week, thousands of Italian farmers and farm activists gathered at Italy's border with Austria to protest the importation of sub-quality foods falsely identified as from Italy.The protest took place in the Alps near the Brenner Pass in response to the blue mozzarella scandal which rocked the region last month...

The Legal Implications of Secondary Infections

Posted on July 12, 2010
When contaminated food is placed into the stream of commerce, it is not only those who consume the food who will become injured. For every serving of lettuce or ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and each serving of sprouts or peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella, there is a significant chance that someone beyond the consumer of the product will fall ill...

Federal Agencies Tout Food Safety Progress

Posted on July 12, 2010
USDA, FDA Announce Progress in First Year of Implementing Food Safety Working Group RecommendationsU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius commended federal public health agencies Friday for "supporting the charge" of President Obama's Food Safety Working Group to improve the food safety system...

Backyard Chickens Lead to Arsenic in Children

Posted on July 12, 2010
At most petting farms and carnivals children can be seen excitedly gathered around the chicken coops. They are enthralled with the iconic animals that have roamed the happy farms of Old McDonald and Babe. However, chickens may not be as safe and cuddly as many children--or their parents--assume...

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