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Food Safety News

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 06:59:07

Letter From The Editor: Regulatory Fees

Posted on February 07, 2010
We think of the federal government as this mammoth money machine churning across the land with close to $4 trillion in annual spending and with a credit card lifestyle that will leave future generations to pay off the $14 trillion we've rung up.Then there's U...

Tax Incentives for Food Safety

Posted on February 07, 2010
As a society we must accept the fact that large-scale food producers are motivated by money, not safety. They seek low production costs to bolster slim margins, not methods by which to rid food of illness-causing pathogens. In order to incentivize large-scale producers to make safer products, we must demand more hands-on oversight and a tax system that rewards the producers with the best safety records...

Humane Animal Treatment Petition Filed

Posted on February 07, 2010
Last year, Ohio voters voted by a nearly 2-to-1 margin to amend its state constitution and create a Livestock Care Standards Board, made up of veterinarians and agriculture experts, to set animal care standards for the state. Ohioans for Humane Farms, a state ballot committee sponsored by the the Humane Society of the United States, is now launching what many in the ag industry are calling a "counterattack" against the ballot measure, which animal rights groups vehemently opposed in November...

USDA Calls Plays for Safe Super Bowl Food

Posted on February 07, 2010
For millions of Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is all about going to somebody else's house for eating and drinking before, during, and probably after the game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. Millions of tons of that food will be prepared by amateurs...

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Report Lists Familiar Products in Recalls

Posted on February 06, 2010
All the familiar items are found on this week's Enforcement Report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Peanuts and pistachios, bad cheese, undeclared milk are all included in this week's report.Without further delay, here's everything on the report from the Class 1 Foods category:PRODUCT?1) Mi Pueblito Queso Fresco Authentic Mexican Style Fresh Cheese; Net Wt 14 oz (392 g), UPC 0 24077 10025 8...

Botulism Fears Bring Herring Recall

Posted on February 06, 2010
Haifa Smoked Fish, located in Queens, New York, is recalling Haifa brand vacuum packaged Whole Schmaltz Herring because the product was found to be uneviscerated.The lot being recalled is a product of Norway, individually vacuum-packed in clear plastic pouches with lot # 20 indicated on the label and distributed through various food retailers in the states of New York and New Jersey...

Antimicrobial Resistance Conference Closes

Posted on February 06, 2010
The 2010 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases was held last week in the Washington, DC area.Doctors, pharmacologists, professors, scientists, and policy makers convened for 3 full days at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Bethesda to share their knowledge about the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals...

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part III

Posted on February 06, 2010
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series: An in-depth look at how the FDA's headquarters in Latin America works to promote safer foodWith over 220,000 foreign food facilities in more than 150 countries registered to import food into the United States, the U...

NYC Cracks Down on Eggs in Cocktails

Posted on February 06, 2010
The era immediately before Prohibition is chronicled by countless historians as a turning point in cocktail creativity--many of America's most famous alcoholic drinks, such as the margarita, were originated during this time. Various unorthodox ingredients were used, and an unlikely one became quite popular: raw egg...

Clarification: A Section Renamed

Posted on February 05, 2010
Over the last few weeks, Food Safety News has received numerous inquiries related to our "Contributed Articles" section. This section is dedicated to featuring articles and opinion pieces written by authors from a wide variety of disciplines who are not on staff at Food Safety News...

Outbreak Recall Continues To Grow

Posted on February 05, 2010
For the second time, Rhode Island-based Daniele Inc. has added both poundage and products to its ongoing recall of Italian-style sausage products.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the two additional products added to the recall are:3-ounce packages of "DANIELE NATURALE SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER...

Program Emphasizes Hand Washing

Posted on February 05, 2010
The Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program is an integrated education, Extension and research program consisting of classroom education for youth, Extension activities conducted during fairs, festivals, and community events, and research focused on hand washing behavior change related to safe food handling and health...

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part II

Posted on February 05, 2010
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series: An in-depth look at how the FDA's headquarters in Latin America works to promote safer foodWith over 220,000 foreign food facilities from over 150 countries registered to import food into the United States, the U...

U.S. Marshals Raid Wisconsin Warehouse

Posted on February 05, 2010
It was getting a little ripe in the Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection had put a hold order on removing food from Mid-States Closeouts in Ellsworth, Wisconsin.Wisconsin took the action at the request of the U...

Baby Formula Recalled in Middle East

Posted on February 04, 2010
Hero baby formula has been recalled in the United Arab Emerites (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii). The recalls came after the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority found a batch of 150-gram Hero follow-up formula packages manufactured on May 12, 2009 and expiring on May 11, 2010 to be contaminated with cronobacter sakazakii bacteria...

Man Sues Salami Maker, Pepper Producer

Posted on February 04, 2010
Harold Lee Hanks was so ill, weak, and disoriented by Jan. 23 after eating salami he purchased at his local Wal-Mart six days earlier that his wife demanded that he go to the emergency room. Once there, Hanks learned he'd contracted a severe bacterial infection...

WA to Ban BPA in Food Containers for Kids

Posted on February 04, 2010
Washington state is about to join a growing list of local governments taking Bisphenol A (BPA) regulation into their own hands. Both chambers of the Washington state legislature have passed bills that would ban the use of BPA, a chemical used to make plastic, in food and drink containers intended for children ages 3 and younger, in an effort to limit exposure to children during critical stages of development...

USDA Releases Study on Peanut Industry

Posted on February 04, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report on the economic impacts of the nationwide Salmonella outbreak traced to peanuts and peanut products produced by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) this week...

Oysters, a Simple Food with a Complicated History

Posted on February 04, 2010
With the New Orleans Saints playing in the Super Bowl and Fat Tuesday just days away, it's quite likely that large amounts of raw oysters will be consumed over the next couple of days, maybe even the next couple of weeks, at various bars, restaurants, and parties...

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part I

Posted on February 04, 2010
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series: An in-depth look at how one Latin American FDA office promotes safer foodWith over 220,000 foreign food facilities from over 150 countries registered to import food into the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a lot to keep track of...

State Names Second Bad Pepper Distributor

Posted on February 04, 2010
Brooklyn's Wholesome Spice and Seasonings was not the only company supplying black pepper contaminated with Salmonella Montevideo to Daniele Inc., the Rhode Island Department of Health said Wednesday.Dayton, NJ's Mincing Overseas Spice Company also supplied the black pepper that was used by the Rhode Island-based Daniele to coat ready-to-eat salami...

Seafood Processors Have HACCP Issues

Posted on February 03, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to hear from one foreign and two domestic seafood processors who share the problem of "having serious violations" of seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations.Grupo Alimentario Del Atlantico S...

West Missouri Beef Recalls 14,000 lbs

Posted on February 03, 2010
Rockville, Missouri-based West Missouri Beef is recalling approximately 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Tuesday...

Mobile Slaughter Unit Webinars Roll On

Posted on February 03, 2010
As first reported by Food Safety News last month, as part of their ongoing Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been hosting instructional Webinars on mobile slaughter units to help small meat producers process and slaughter their animals...

PRC on Mission to Destroy Melamine-Milk

Posted on February 03, 2010
The People's Republic of China clearly is not handling the latest melamine-tainted milk problem like it did the last time. The slow action that marked the last melamine-in-milk scandal in the Republic of China is not being repeated now. After finding melamine-tainted milk on the shelves in southern China last month, the PRC kicked off a ten-day search and destroy mission...

Study Finds Bacteria in Packaged Greens

Posted on February 03, 2010
In the latest analysis of packaged leafy greens, Consumer Reports found that nearly 40 percent of samples tested contained bacteria consistent with poor sanitation and fecal contamination. Leafy greens have been under particular scrutiny since late 2009, when the Center for Science in the Public interest put them atop the 10 most dangerous foods regulated by the FDA list...

Obama Boosts FDA Food Safety in FY2011 Budget

Posted on February 03, 2010
What Obama's budget means for food safety: FDA gets big bump, but relies on fees in pending food safety legislation; FSIS budget leaves experts concernedPresident Obama's 2011 budget, released Monday, proposes increased spending on food safety activities, especially for the U...

Vietnam's Black Pepper is Outbreak Source

Posted on February 02, 2010
Somewhere in the 135,000 tons of fresh black pepper Vietnam shipped around the world last year is the end of a supply chain that is making people sick in the United States.Brooklyn's Wholesome Spice, which until recently had Rhode Island's Daniele Inc...

PCA Victims Soon Will See Some Money

Posted on February 02, 2010
A settlement has been reached between victims of the Peanut Corporation of America-caused Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court trustee.It will allow $12 million in personal liability insurance to be divided among the victims of the outbreak that peaked in December 2008, and will be distributed to victims based on severity of their injury...

United Fresh to Host Food Safety Demo

Posted on January 31, 2010
The United Fresh Produce Association, a trade group representing the vast majority of the produce industry, announced this week that it will be featuring a showcase of the latest developments in food safety technology and best practices this spring at the United Fresh 2010 conference in Vegas...

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