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DeLauro to FDA: Act on Alcoholic Energy Drinks

Posted on November 16, 2010
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, yesterday joined the chorus of lawmakers and public health officials calling for a serious look at alcoholic energy drinks, which have become extremely popular with young adults...

Food and Ag Groups Rally Against Tester Amendment

Posted on November 16, 2010
As the Senate gears up to vote on a motion to limit debate and move the pending food safety bill forward on Wednesday, interest groups are kicking into high gear to lobby for and against key amendments.Monday a group of 30 meat, pet food, and fresh produce industry groups sent a letter to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee chairman and ranking members, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Michael Enzi (R-WY), respectively, urging key staff and lawmakers working on the bill to oppose a measure to exempt small farms and producers from the crux of the legislation...

Bacteriophages Eyed as Antibiotic Alternatives

Posted on November 16, 2010
In the battle against antibiotic resistance in animal agriculture, researchers from Washington and New York states are hoping to help pave the way for U.S. approval of a promising biological therapy that has the potential to not only treat sick cows, but also save human lives threatened by infectious diseases that no longer respond to antibiotics...

Could Food Safety Bill Clear Senate By Weekend?

Posted on November 15, 2010
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, will be brought to the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday for a procedural vote and party leaders expect it to pass, The Hill news site reported late Sunday. Passage of the bill by the weekend is now possible...

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Bravo Farms Cheese Outbreak Toll Rises to 37

Posted on November 15, 2010
Thirty-seven people have now been confirmed as infected with an outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 traced to Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese served and sold at Costco Warehouses in five states.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the latest four cases were reported in Arizona, where 19 people have been sickened so far as a result of eating the raw milk cheese...

More Mauri Brand Gorgonzola Cheese Recalled

Posted on November 15, 2010
A recall of Mauri brand Gorgonzola cheese sold by Costco Wholesale Stores in Colorado because of potentially deadly E. coli bacteria has been expanded to include additional packages, according to the products distributor.A statement Friday by DPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Ore...

Listeria Found in Texas Smoked Turkey

Posted on November 15, 2010
New Braunfels Smokehouse of Texas has recalled approximately 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products due to Listeria. The products subject to recall include:--1-pound packages of "New Braunfels Smokehouse Sliced Smoked Turkey" with package code "2210" on the label;--4 to 6 lb...

Dairy Sold Two Cows With Too Much Flunixin

Posted on November 15, 2010
George's Wright Family Dairy, located near Baxley, GA sold two cows last summer for slaughter for use as human food that subsequent tissue sample testing by USDA'S Food Safety and Inspection Service showed were juiced with too much flunixin.The FDA tolerance level for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is 0...

It's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Posted on November 15, 2010
Antibiotic resistance and the emergence of drug-resistant microbes are global public health issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and November 15-21 is the third annual Get Smart About Antibiotics Week in the United States...

Bacteria Adapt: The Battle Rages On

Posted on November 15, 2010
Antibiotics have been used so widely and for so long that the bacteria the antibiotics are designed to kill have adapted to them, thus making them less effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Worse yet, in some cases, the microorganisms have become so resistant that there are no effective antibiotics against them...

Washington Dairies Target Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on November 15, 2010
In the negative drum roll about animal agriculture's role in antibiotic resistance, the Washington State Dairy Federation's commitment to promoting the judicious use of antibiotics offers a bright note of forward progress.In an antibiotic stewardship project begun in 1999, the federation joined forces with the Pierce County Antibiotic Resistance Taskforce to evaluate the use of antibiotics on dairy farms in Washington state...

Letter From The Editor: Parents

Posted on November 14, 2010
Think of the role of parents in advancing food safety in the United States. Nancy Donley, Suzanne Kiner, Peter Hurley, and Kip Moore are a few of the many who come to mind.Nancy Donley's 6-year-old son Alex died from an E. coli O157:H7 infection...

Publisher's Platform: Welcome to My World

Posted on November 14, 2010
I am finally sitting on a plane (an hour and a half late) heading home to Seattle from Atlanta nearly two weeks after leaving Seattle for Los Angeles and from there to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Shanghai, China and then to Savannah, Georgia.Tired is not quite the right word I feel and I'm not sure I can adequately express my desire to not see the inside of an airport or an airplane - for at least a week or so...

Canada Warns Public About Beef Pet Food

Posted on November 13, 2010
Canada has issued a warning about Beef Pet Food made by a British Columbia company because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said people might become infected with the bacteria by handling the pet food directly or by contact with pets that have consumed the food...

E. coli O157:H7 Found in BC Islamic Meats

Posted on November 13, 2010
Canada's public health warning, first issued Nov. 9, about certain "halal" meat products that are being distributed in the Vancouver metropolitan area has been expanded to include more retailers and products.The beef and lamb products, made in accordance with Islamic law and sold in Middle Eastern food markets, may be contaminated with E...

Full Year Passes with No Action on Catfish

Posted on November 13, 2010
Today is the first anniversary of the filing by USDA of a proposed rule with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a mandatory inspection program for both domestic and foreign catfish.Catfish inspection by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is required by the 2008 Farm Bill and final regulations were suppose to be in place no later than December 2009...

Update: Who's Who of Food Safety on Twitter

Posted on November 12, 2010
Are you on Twitter? Here is our updated guide of who to follow for food safety news, discussion, and expertise:@foodsafetynews Apologies for the shameless self promotion, but Food Safety News is a great food safety follow. We post all our daily headlines, link to breaking news, respond to queries, and periodically live-tweet food-safety related events, many of which are happening in our nation's capital...

Listeria Spurs Smoked Salmon Recall in Alaska

Posted on November 12, 2010
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has requested the recall of smoked salmon from a Fairbanks producer, saying it found that a shipment contaminated with Listeria.The department has targeted half-pound bags of Santas Smokehouse Cajun-Style Smoked Keta Salmon sold between Aug...

West Virginia to Study E. coli in Ground Beef

Posted on November 12, 2010
In a study whose results will likely have national significance, West Virginia will examine the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef in its state.In a news release, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division said it had received a one-year, $220,000 grant through the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) to study E...

Vet Heads Animal Health and Food Safety at Davis

Posted on November 12, 2010
A former state veterinarian is the new director of the prestigious California Animal Health and Food Safety system at the University of California, Davis.As of Nov. 4, Richard Breitmeyer directs the laboratory system that is a partnership between the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the California Department of Food and Agriculture...

Obama Fails to Get More Beef into Korea

Posted on November 12, 2010
U.S. beef, trying to get back into South Korea without restrictions, is getting both good news and bad news on the trade front.While thousands of Koreans protested in the streets of Seoul last year over re-entry of U.S. beef to South Korea with fewer restrictions, beef imported from America has more than doubled in first eight months of 2010...

Living Off America's Food Waste

Posted on November 12, 2010
"Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food. That's 263 million pounds a day. Eleven million pounds an hour. Three thousand pounds a second."Those staggering statistics open Jeremy Seifert's recent documentary "DIVE!," a film featuring a group of individuals, including Seifert himself, who live off the food most would consider trash...

UK Makes Meat Industry Pay Its Own Way: Should We?

Posted on November 12, 2010
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom may be about to do something that would be unthinkable in the United States---making the meat industry pay for the inspection services it needs to operate.Through next Feb. 1, FSA is seeking "consultation on proposals to charge the UK meat industry the full cost of official controls on meat...

Washington Bans Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks

Posted on November 11, 2010
Washington is now the third state to bar the sale of pre-mixed caffeinated alcohol beverages.The Washington State Liquor Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to impose a statewide ban on alcohol energy drinks similar to those already announced in Michigan and Utah...

Gorgonzola Cheese Sold by Costco Recalled

Posted on November 11, 2010
Mauri brand Gorgonzola cheese sold by Costco stores in Colorado is being recalled because of the potential that it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. DPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Oregon, which distributed the cheese, says the recalled cheese is packaged in clear plastic in approximately 1-pound wedges...

Three Seafood Processors Get FDA Warning

Posted on November 11, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found serious violations of federal food safety regulations at three more seafood processing facilities, newly released warning letters show.Seafood processing facilities in Puerto Rico, Georgia, and New York State received recent warning letters from FDA for having "serious violations" of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for food...

Salinas Grower Recalls Romaine Lettuce

Posted on November 11, 2010
River Ranch of Salinas, CA has recalled whole head romaine lettuce because of potential Salmonella contamination.The bulk-packed lettuce , with no individual labeling, had the lot code 13816 291. It was distributed from Oct. 23 -26 to multiple states...

Infection Toll Rises in E. coli Cheese Outbreak

Posted on November 11, 2010
Two new lawsuits were filed Wednesday as the number of confirmed E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to a gouda-style cheese rose to 33.A Phoenix woman and parents of a young girl are suing Bravo Farms of Traver, CA, the maker of the raw milk cheese...

Lawsuit Filed in Apple Cider E. Coli Case

Posted on November 11, 2010
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Baugher's Orchard and Farm of Westminster, MD on behalf of Baltimore resident Nicholas Fickel, who became ill after drinking unpasteurized apple cider contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.The lawsuit was filed on Fickel's behalf in Carroll County Circuit court by the Seattle food safety law firm Marler Clark...

China Sends Father of Melamine Victim to Prison

Posted on November 11, 2010
More than two years after China was bungling its way through the melamine-contaminated milk scandal, the father of one of the victims is being sent to prison for organizing other parents and speaking out about the tragedy. Zhao Lianhai, a Beijing father whose son was one of the estimated 300,000 victims of melamine in milk, was convicted of inciting social disorder and sentenced to 30 months in prison for his advocacy efforts...

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