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Food Safety News

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

Bad Broccoli Blamed for 64,000 Pound Meat Recall

Posted on March 03, 2011
Tracy, CA-based Taylor Farms Pacific has recalled 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products because the broccoli in the packages may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.No illnesses have been associated with the bad broccoli in the ready-to-eat products, which were sold in Pavilion's, Raley's, Safeway, and Von's stores in western states...

Taylor's Maid-Rite Fights On; Files Appeal

Posted on March 03, 2011
In the last year, Taylor's Maid-Rite has gone from being a popular cause in the Iowa Assembly to being an appellant in its hometown district court in Marshalltown. While ultimately losing the Iowa House, and losing the highest administrative appeal, the iconic Marshalltown eatery has continued to turn out its loose meat sandwiches under a red violation of the Iowa food code...

Brandy Flask Could Leach Lead

Posted on March 03, 2011
E&J Brandy or any other liquid that has been kept in a special stainless steel gift-set flask should not be consumed, the company warned this week.E&J of Rosevillle, CA. said it was recalling the stainless steel flasks sold from 2006 through 2010 in its VSOP gift sets and in 2006 in its XO gift sets because laboratory tests revealed that brandy stored in the flask under certain conditions might contain elevated levels of lead...

Ohio Fresh Shipped Contaminated Eggs

Posted on March 03, 2011
Ohio Fresh Eggs knew its product had tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE), but 798 cases of eggs that should have been treated for the bacteria were instead shipped to the nation's largest distributor of shell eggs, Cal-Maine Foods.For that, the Johnstown, OH-based egg producer received a Feb...

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Challenge to Horizon Organic's DHA Fortified Milk

Posted on March 03, 2011
In 1990, the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) was enacted by Congress with the purpose of assuring consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent, nationwide standard. Prior to the passage of this federal law, private and State agencies were responsible for certifying organic practices...

USDA Inspector General Questions E. coli Testing

Posted on March 03, 2011
U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong questioned the validity of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) E. coli O157:H7 sampling program, raising questions about meat safety at a time when Congress is considering making cuts to the FSIS inspection budget...

9th Circuit Stops Destruction of GM Sugar Beets

Posted on March 02, 2011
Wanting readers to think beyond the Feb. 25 decision by his three-member Ninth Circuit Court panel, calling off the destruction of genetically modified sugar beets, Judge Sidney R. Thomas opted to give them an amusing moment."As we have noted," wrote Judge Thomas, "this appeal presents a thin slice of a larger litigation...

UAE Moves to Harmonized Food Safety Standards

Posted on March 02, 2011
The United Arab Emirates is considering a new federal law to harmonize food safety, a top Emirates official announced this week.Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Hahad, the UAE Minister of Environment and Water said that all of the Emirates will soon operate and be regulated under a single legal framework...

Women Sickened at Evanston School Event Sues

Posted on March 02, 2011
A woman who became ill with Clostridium perfrigens last month after eating food at an Evanston School District event has filed a lawsuit.The suit against Merle's BBQ Restaurant was filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of Beatrice Jenkins by the Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark and Newland, Newland, and Newland of Arlington Heights...

Cat Food Recalled for Lack of Thiamine

Posted on March 02, 2011
A pet food company has recalled certain lots of canned cat food after laboratory testing indicated the food might have insufficient levels of thiamine.WellPet LLC announced that it had voluntarily recalled all flavors and sizes of Wellness Canned Cat Food, with best by dates from 14APR 13 through 30SEP13, and all sizes of Wellness Canned Cat Food Chicken & Herring (all sizes) with 10NOV13 or 17NOV13 best buy dates...

Lawmakers Grill Vilsack on USDA Food Safety Budget

Posted on March 02, 2011
House lawmakers grilled Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday on the impact proposed Republican budget cuts would have on key U.S. Department of Agriculture services like food safety inspection.Democrats posed pointed questions regarding food safety in particular before a House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing focused on USDA's budget for the rest of the fiscal year...

Sugary Drinks May Increase Blood Pressure

Posted on March 02, 2011
Sodas and other sugary beverages such as fruit drinks may contribute to a significant increase in blood pressure, according to new research published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.Reducing one's intake of glucose and fructose, both sweeteners found in high-fructose corn syrup, the most common sweetener used by the beverage industry, could reduce hypertension and improve cardiovascular health, the researchers from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London conclude...

GAO Report Calls for Single Food Safety Agency

Posted on March 02, 2011
In a sweeping report on how to carve as much as $200 billion out of the federal government, the General Accountability Office (GAO) says there should be just one federal food safety agency, even if consolidating the now fragmented system does not save much, if any, money...

EU Begins BPA Baby Bottle Ban

Posted on March 01, 2011
The European Union ban on the manufacture of baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA) begins this month.In a news release, John Dalli, commissioner in charge of Health and Policy, said, "March 1 represents a landmark in our efforts to protect better the health of EU citizens, in particular when it comes to our children, following the precautionary principle...

Canadian Parmesan May Contain Listeria

Posted on March 01, 2011
A Toronto, Ontario company has recalled Parmesan cheese products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Arla Foods's voluntary recall involves Canadian Parmesan and Cremona grated Parmesan cheeses that were distributed to stores in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia...

Dried Fish Recalled Due to Botulism Potential

Posted on March 01, 2011
A New York company is recalling dried fish imported from China because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause Botulism, a serious and potentially fatal foodborne illness.According to a news release, W H & Group LLC of Brooklyn said that during a routine inspection, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets food inspectors discovered, and subsequent lab analysis confirmed, that the fish was not eviscerated prior to processing...

AMI, Help Protect the Public's (and My) Health

Posted on March 01, 2011
In a recent article about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) subtle move toward more effective and efficient traceback efforts, Scott Goltry, the American Meat Institute's (AMI) vice president for food safety and inspection services, was quoted as saying:AMI "believes that it is a misuse of FSIS resources to subject ground beef that has been subjected to FSIS testing at the original production site to be retested by FSIS again, if no other ingredients are added to the ground beef...

Vilsack Thinks Government Shutdown Will Be Avoided

Posted on March 01, 2011
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he's confident government shutdown will be avoided as Democrats and Republicans fight over a budget plan for the rest of 2011. Government shutdown is being widely discusses as a possibility as the debate continues over what type of spending plan should be put in place past Friday, March 4, the day the current stop-gap measure funding the government officially expires...

Vitamin Cottage Liability Bill Stalls in Committee

Posted on March 01, 2011
Suicide is not the usual way for a bill to die. But that word may be appropriate to the obituary of Colorado House Bill 11-1190, a bill that would have freed Centennial State retailers from liability for selling contaminated food.Last Tuesday (Feb...

Iowa Changing to Risk-Based Restaurant Inspections

Posted on March 01, 2011
To get back into compliance with its own state code, and without raising fees, Iowa is going with a risk-based restaurant inspection system beginning April 1. The state can no longer conduct the two annual inspections its code requires if all restaurants are treated the same...

FDA Wants Corrections From Three Fish Processors

Posted on February 28, 2011
A trio of seafood processing facilities were cited for serious violations of federal food safety regulations and informed of the allegations in warning letters that were made public last week.In a Feb. 9 warning letter, Florida's Nachman's Native Seafood, based in Redington Shores, learned its Smoked Fish Spread was found to be adulterated by the U...

Apply for Travel Funds to Attend IAFP Meeting

Posted on February 28, 2011
The annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection will be held July 31-August 3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The IAPF Foundation, through a contribution from the food safety law firm Marler Clark, will fully support travel, hotel and registration expenses for up to four state or local health or state agricultural department employees to attend IAFP 2011...

Webinar March 3 on New Food Safety Law

Posted on February 28, 2011
Food Seminars International will present a webinar from 2 to 3:30 p.m. EST Thursday, March 3 on the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.Presenters Robert Hahn, John Bode and Jolyda Swaim, from the law firm Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz, will discuss the new requirements and offer their perspective on the law...

Obama Describes FDA as Agency in Need of Overhaul

Posted on February 28, 2011
President Obama said his administration would focus on modernizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an agency not prepared to handle emerging 21st century challenges in regulating food and drugs."I've gotten a lot of commentary about the fact that ...

CDC Examines '08 Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak

Posted on February 28, 2011
It's probably no comfort to tomato growers who lost their crop that year, but the team that investigated the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak has stepped up with an explanation on why there was not more precision in naming the source of the pathogen--they say it was complicated...

Helping Kids Opt for Healthy Food at School

Posted on February 28, 2011
Food Safety News talks with leaders of some of the nation's top school nutrition programs to find out what motivates kids to choose healthy food at the cafeteria. You can lead a child to cauliflower, but can you make him eat it? Getting kids to choose wholesome foods is becoming increasingly important as schools across the country revamp their meal programs to offer more fruits and vegetables and less sugars and fats...

Letter from the Editor: Balance

Posted on February 27, 2011
We've been accused this week of promoting the views of anti agricultural biotech activists and organizations for a story we ran Friday: "Scientist's Letter Raises Roundup Concern."How do we plead? Not guilty, not on this one.Writer Amy Halloran and Managing Editor Mary Rothschild both worked too hard on this one...

Listeria Test Prompts Broccoli Product Recall

Posted on February 27, 2011
A California company has recalled cooked and fresh products containing broccoli that were distributed to Safeway, Vons, Pavilions and Pak N' Save stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming...

Publisher's Platform: The Outbreak Database

Posted on February 27, 2011
Hello from Dubai and the Dubai International Food Safety Conference. My speech is Monday at 12:00 and I want to tour a bit, so I'll keep my platform short today. What I would really like to do is welcome you again to outbreakdatabase.com, a searchable database of illness outbreaks that were caused by one or more of the following:1...

More Than 30 Sick After Illinois School Event

Posted on February 26, 2011
More than 30 people were sickened by Clostridium perfringens after eating food at a parent/teacher conference event Feb. 16 at Haven Middle School in Evanston, Illinois.The implicated food had been catered by Merle's BBQ, an Evanston restaurant. Local health authorities say their investigation revealed unsafe food handling and temperature storage at both the restaurant and school...

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