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Food Safety News

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By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

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

Serious Violations Found at Seafood Processors

Posted on July 06, 2010
One domestic and one foreign seafood processor are coming in for special attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).San Diego-based Mamma Lina's Inc. and Taiwan's Union Development Frozen are the latest seafood processors to receive warning letters from FDA...

Mango Candy Recalled for Lead Contamination

Posted on July 06, 2010
The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat "Food World Aam Papad Candy Spicy"--Dry Mango Candy Spicy--which was imported from India, due to unacceptable levels of lead. Food World Aam Papad Candy Spicy is imported and distributed by Quality Products, Inc...

WHO to Consider Melamine Limit

Posted on July 06, 2010
Representatives from 130 countries attending the World Health Organization's annual food safety meeting this week will discuss setting a global limit on how much melamine is allowed in food and animal feed. Melamine contamination in milk products was been blamed for the sickening of nearly 300,000 babies and the deaths of at least six infants in China in 2008...

Is the Food Industry Salting Us to Death?

Posted on July 06, 2010
The Center for Disease Control's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report just published surveillance data on salt consumption among adults in the US: "Sodium Intake in Adults - United States, 2005-2006." Almost all of us are consuming too much...

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24 Ill in Colorado Raw Milk Outbreak

Posted on July 06, 2010
An E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter outbreak linked to raw goat milk from a Colorado dairy is now tied to 24 illnesses, including two children who required hospitalization, according to the Boulder County Public Health Department. The outbreak has been linked to Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, near Boulder, Colorado...

FDA Sued for Failure to Regulate BPA

Posted on July 06, 2010
The National Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) citing the FDA's failure to act on a petition to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging, food containers, and other materials likely to come into contact with food last week...

Florida Cuts Critical Food Safety Inspections

Posted on July 06, 2010
Florida House Bill 5311, signed by Gov. Charlie Crist, eliminated state food safety inspections at hospitals, daycare centers, and nursing homes in the state of Florida when it went into effect July 1.According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), with the passage of the bill, the three state agencies formerly responsible for food inspections no longer have the authority or mandate to inspect hospitals, daycare centers, or nursing homes...

EPA Finds Dispersants no More Toxic than Oil

Posted on July 06, 2010
The chemical being used in the Gulf of Mexico to help disperse the onslaught of oil is no more toxic than oil itself, according to a preliminary government study.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released peer reviewed results from the first round of its own independent toxicity testing on eight oil dispersants last week, including Corexit, the dispersant BP is currently using in the Gulf...

Bison Products Recalled for E. coli Contamination

Posted on July 05, 2010
Henderson, Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Natural Meats recalled approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination late Friday.The recall was initiated after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) became aware of an E...

Letter From The Editor: Airline Food

Posted on July 05, 2010
Lots of people are flying somewhere and back this extended weekend. We are eating better if we are not among them.Here's what we know...Food Safety News reported last Dec. 23 about live and dead roaches inside a flight kitchen run by LSG Sky Chefs at Denver International Airport...

The 4th of July Picnic: Mud Pie & Banana Bread

Posted on July 04, 2010
It's Independence Day, and since the Food Safety News team is spread out across the country, we're having another "virtual potluck" for our first 4th of July celebration. Our first virtual potluck was held on Memorial day this year and was a huge success so we're hoping for a nice follow-up today...

4th of July Picnic: Arugula Goat Cheese Salad

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The 4th of July Picnic: Sam's Ribs

The 4th of July Picnic: Lobster

Sausage Recalled for Lack of Labels, Milk

Posted on July 03, 2010
San Antonio Packing Company, a San Antonio, Texas, establishment, recalled approximately 9,408 lbs. of Cervelat Summer Sausage this week because it may contain an undeclared allergen, milk. The recalled products do not have an ingredients statement...

Fuma Custard Pies Made In China Recalled

Posted on July 03, 2010
Brooklyn's Domega NY International Co. Ltd. has recalled its Fuma Custard Piees because the products may contain undeclared milk powder.Anyone with an allergy to milk powder runs the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction to the Fuma Custard Pie if they consume the product...

Gelato Recalled For Undeclared Peanuts

Posted on July 03, 2010
Packages of Roba Dolce "Double Chocolate Chunk Gelato" are being recalled because they may contain undeclared peanuts. Warwick, RI I Dolce Inc, doing business as Roba Dolce, took the action after it was discovered the packaging did not list peanuts as an ingredient on its 33...

Listeria Found In Brooklyn Cheese

Posted on July 03, 2010
Brooklyn's Azteca Linda Corp. this week recalled its fresh white and fresh white string cheeses, known as Queso Fresco and Queso Hebra.The cheeses may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.The recalled cheeses were distributed within New York State (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Newburgh) and to Bayonne, New Jersey through retail stores between the dates of June 7, 2010 and June 9, 2010...

Safety Tips For Summer Travel

Posted on July 03, 2010
Whether you are escaping blistering heat or just trying to find some, summer months are the most popular time of year for international travel. Each foreign destination presents unique food and health dangers, however, and there are general safety guidelines that should be taken into account before embarking on any journey...

Salmonella Contamination Prompts Cat Food Recall

Posted on July 02, 2010
Another pet food is being recalled for Salmonella contamination that is a risk both to animals and their owners.This time it's Buffalo, NY-based Feline's Pride that is recalling its Feline's Pride raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens.Called "Natural Chicken Formula," the product recalled was produced on 06/10/10 in 2...

'Chicken of the Sea' Recalled for Bad Seals

Posted on July 02, 2010
More than one thousand cases of tuna cans that did not seal properly were recalled Thursday by a San Diego seafood processing company.Tri-Union Seafood LLC recalled its 12-ounce Chicken of the Sea brand solid white tuna in water.The company blamed a production error for the recall, saying the product did not meet standards for seal tightness...

GM Critics Protest to UK Food Standards Agency

Posted on July 02, 2010
Several weeks ago the Soil Association (organic producers) and several organizations against genetic modification (GM) technology protested to the the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency that it shouldn't waste money making assessments of consumers' views about GM technology...

Government Launches Product Safety Mobile App

Posted on July 02, 2010
Consumers will soon have a mobile application, fueled by government recall data, at their fingertips to keep potentially unsafe products, from food to furniture to drugs, out of their homes.The application, available as of midnight last night, is part of a wider effort to make the federal government more responsive and accessible to citizens...

Obama Pushes Trade Deal With S. Korea

Posted on July 02, 2010
President Obama has directed the U.S. Trade Representative to launch new talks with the South Korean government to resolve issues holding up a bilateral free trade agreement. Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, said in a news release that he has been directed to initiate discussions with the Korean Minister of Trade Kim Jong-hoon, and have those issues, including a disagreement over U...

Raw Milk Consumers: 'Don't Turn Us Into Criminals'

Posted on July 02, 2010
'Don't turn us into criminals' raw milk consumers plead in suit against interstate ban Raw milk consumers have joined forces in a legal battle against the federal Food and Drug Administration's ban against the sale and distribution of raw milk and raw milk products (pdf) for human consumption across state lines...

House Committee Considers Historic Nutrition Bill

Posted on July 02, 2010
House Holds First Hearing on Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill: Obesity, Hunger, School Food Safety All on AgendaCelebrity chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio, a panel of food policy experts, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified yesterday before the House Education and Labor Committee on a pending, historic child nutrition bill...

Pet Owners not Told Recall was for Salmonella

Posted on July 01, 2010
Tejas Industries Inc., the Hereford, TX-based pet treat manufacturer was "ineffective" last January when it recalled its Merrick Beef Filet Squares, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.In a June 1 warning letter to the Texas pet food manufacturer, FDA said it obtained a sample of the Merrick Beef Filet Squares made at the Tejas plant in Plainview, TX and then repackaged in Hereford...

Animal Drug Abuse Involves Vet, Dairies

Posted on July 01, 2010
The same week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came out with draft guidelines to reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs used in food animal production, it released recently sent warning letters to a veterinarian and two dairy farms that underscore the problem...

Top USDA Food Safety Nominee Clears Ag Committee

Posted on July 01, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just might have an Under Secretary for Food Safety this grilling season. The Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday approved the nomination of Dr. Elisabeth Hagen to lead the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), five months after President Obama announced the nomination, and 21 months after the last under secretary left the job in 2008...

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