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Food Safety News

Daily online newspaper dedicated to reporting on issues surrounding food safety.
By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

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

Lead Found in Imported Salted Plum Candy

Posted on November 01, 2010
Consumers are being warned not to eat "Casa De Dulce Salted Plums w/Chile" imported from Taiwan after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) found elevated levels of lead in the product. In a news release, the CDPH said analysis showed that the candy contained lead levels as high as 0...

Alert Issued for Uninspected Food in New York

Posted on November 01, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for various meat and poultry products prepared by a Brooklyn, NY company, saying the food did not undergo federal inspection.The USDA said the public health alert for certain foods produced by N...

Trade Groups Preempt FDA Labeling Plan

Posted on November 01, 2010
In a online press release last week, the Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced a new labeling initiative for their member companies:America's leading food and beverage manufacturers and retailers joined forces today in the fight against obesity and announced their commitment to develop a new front-of-package nutrition labeling system...

Canada Doubles Fines for Mistreating Animals

Posted on November 01, 2010
Fines for violating Canada's Health of Animals Act have more than doubled, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports.In a statement, CFIA said the Government of Canada is cracking down on those who mistreat and improperly transport livestock with the first increase in fines in over 10 years...

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University of Wisconsin to Build Meat Science Lab

Posted on November 01, 2010
Earlier this year, Dan Schaefer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced to the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences' (CALS) plans to build a new state-of-the-art meat science and muscle biology research facility...

UK Salmonella Sprout Outbreak Has Sickened 218

Posted on November 01, 2010
Food safety officials in the United Kingdom are not yet seeing the end of the outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly that has been linked to contaminated bean sprouts.The Health Protection Agency (HPA), the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Health Protection Scotland, and local environmental health officers say the outbreak is continuing...

Letter From The Editor: The Buzz in Chicago

Posted on October 31, 2010
Our editors met this past week in Chicago in conjunction with the American Conference Institute's Foodborne Illness Litigation event. It was the second year we've done this, and this time there seemed to be more buzz in the air from the nation's plaintiff and defense attorneys who practice foodborne illness law...

Publisher's Platform: My Full Employment Act

Posted on October 31, 2010
In between traveling to give speeches on food safety, I had the chance to follow the unfolding story of the Estrella Family Cheese Makers and their struggle with Listeria and the FDA.I posted on my blog two entries: What the Hell Does Listeria in Cheese have to do with God, Guns and Slavery at the Estrella Family Creamery? And, Should Estrella Family Creamery be treated differently than Sangar when it comes to Listeria?The comments are worth the visit away from Food Safety News for a moment...

Nova Lox Salad Recalled Due to Listeria

Posted on October 30, 2010
A lox salad sold at Costco stores in New York and New Jersey has been recalled after health inspectors found the product to be contaminated with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Friday.Tuv Taam Salads Nova Lox Salad was recalled by Kosher First LLC after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes...

Bees May Be Bellwether of Food Supply Challenges

Posted on October 30, 2010
Empty honey bee hives that set the media abuzz in 2006 were attributed to everything from cell phones to pesticides, but researchers now say many things interacting with each other are contributing to the decline."It's not a single mystery thing that's causing problems," said Marion Ellis, professor of entomology at the University of Nebraska...

Autentico Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products

Posted on October 29, 2010
Autentico Foods of Hawaiian Gardens, CA. has recalled approximately 54,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork products that it did not produce in accordance with its food safety plan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday...

Crayfish Sickened Spokane Partygoers

Posted on October 29, 2010
On June 18, 2010, live crayfish ordered from an online seafood company were boiled in preparation for a Spokane party.The next day, at the event, the crayfish were served warm in the same cooler that had contained the live crayfish. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recounts in its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report, the chef later told health investigators that the cooler had not been cleaned before being used as a serving platter...

Consumer Rep Added to Microbiological Group

Posted on October 29, 2010
The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) has been re-chartered to add a consumer group representative; USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.Established in 1988, NACMCF formulates positions on the development of microbiological criteria, the review and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in foods...

Indiana Dairy Farms Cited for High Drug Residues

Posted on October 29, 2010
Two Indiana dairy farms recently sold animals for slaughter that were later found to be carrying drug residues at levels higher than allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Bos Dairy at Oaks and Irish Acres at Berne both received warning letters from FDA about their alleged animal drug abuse...

Minnesota Links More Illnesses to Raw Milk

Posted on October 29, 2010
Minnesota state health officials said Thursday that seven more illnesses have been linked to raw dairy products from the Hartmann dairy farm.Hartmann's farm was implicated as the source of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections in May and June...

Vermont Veal Scandal Figure Pleads 'No Contest'

Posted on October 29, 2010
Frank Perretta, owner of a now Bushway Packing slaughterhouse in Vermont has pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges, approximately one year after stomach-churning undercover footage was released by the Humane Society of the United States showing Bushway workers brutalizing calves...

Food Industry May Face More Criminal Charges

Posted on October 29, 2010
According to a leading criminal defense attorney, the food industry may be about to face a substantial increase in criminal investigations related to food recalls and outbreaks."There's a tremendous pressure on the FDA to increase the criminal prosecutions of foodborne illness cases...

FDA Seizes $700,000 of Rice from Georgia Warehouse

Posted on October 28, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration subjected $700,000 of rice and other food in a warehouse already under order preventing its sale by the Georgia Department of Agriculture to federal seizure Wednesday by U.S. Marshals.The FDA obtained the seizure order from the U...

Trading Company Agrees to Stop Distributing Food

Posted on October 28, 2010
Lao Trading Company of Nashville and owner Peng Bandith have agreed not to distribute food through interstate commerce that was held in insanitary conditions.The agreement comes in the form a consent degree approved Oct. 13 by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee...

Breast Cancer: Linking Chemo to Campy

Posted on October 28, 2010
During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it's important to consider the dangers posed by contaminated food and water to women undergoing treatment for what is the second-most deadly cancer in U.S. women. Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have suppressed immune systems, making them part of the 20 percent of the U...

$2 Million Granted to Study Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on October 28, 2010
A Kansas State University epidemiologist has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve food safety by managing antibiotic resistance in beef and dairy cattle. H. Morgan Scott, a professor in Kansas State University's department of diagnostic medicine and pathology, said the research will focus on "the longstanding problem" of resistant enteric bacteria...

FDA Doles Out $18.5 Million in Food Safety Grants

Posted on October 28, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded $18.5 million in grants for 84 projects aimed at improving food safety monitoring, food defense, and rapid response at the local and state level. "We are excited to award these grants in an effort to provide greater food and feed safety and defense capabilities to better serve the citizens of the United States," said Joseph Reardon, director of the FDA's Division of Federal-State Relations...

No Iowa Ruling; Maid-Rite Runs with Red Violation

Posted on October 28, 2010
Iowa Health Director Tom Newton has heard the appeal of Taylor's Maid-Rite in Marshalltown, but has not yet issued a decision, says department spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm.And while it awaits the decision, Taylor's practice of shipping its loose-meat sandwiches has come to the attention of food safety officials...

Acheson: FDA Needs $5 Billion for Food Safety

Posted on October 28, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs substantially more resources to effectively monitor the food supply, a former food safety official said Wednesday."I firmly believe that FDA probably needs about $5 billion dollars to do its job well, not $1 [billion]," said David Acheson, former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods, told an audience of food safety experts at the American Conference Institute's 4th National Forum on Foodborne Illness Litigation in Chicago...

Tea Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted on October 27, 2010
Saying it was exercising an abundance of caution, Good Earth Tea Tuesday announced a voluntary recall of a limited amount of its Caffeine Free Original blend due to the possible presence of Salmonella.Good Earth said the recall was based on routine microbial testing in which a minor ingredient had a positive result for Salmonella...

Alcoholic Energy Drinks Under Scrutiny

Posted on October 27, 2010
Some stores in Washington and Oregon have stopped selling certain alcoholic energy drinks, saying the blends may be unsafe.Haggen Food & Pharmacy said Tuesday it was halting the sale of two brands of alcoholic energy drinks--Joose and Four Loko--from its 32 stores in Washington and Oregon...

Tricks to Keep Halloween Treats Safe

Posted on October 27, 2010
With Halloween trick or treating and parties comes common sense advice to avoid unwrapped candy or treats that appear to have been tampered with. Beyond prepackaged candy, there are a few less apparent tips that parents and kids should follow to keep favorite Halloween treats safe from scary bacteria such as E...

No WTO Appeal on Chinese Chicken Dispute

Posted on October 27, 2010
with U.S. officials did not appeal the World Trade Orgnization's ruling against U.S. restrictions on the import of Chinese chicken.Existing appropriations restrictions limited the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ability to consider an import rule for Chinese poultry products, which effectively kept the products out of the American marketplace...

Fifth Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Egg Outbreak

Posted on October 27, 2010
One of the egg companies linked to a Salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall faces a fifth lawsuit brought on behalf of a salmonellosis victim by the Seattle law firm Marler Clark.The lawsuit against Quality Egg, which does business as Wright County Egg, was filed in U...

China Kicks Off Nationwide Food Safety Inspection

Posted on October 27, 2010
Chinese officials began a concerted nationwide campaign Tuesday to evaluate the country's beleaguered food safety system, which has recently weathered a series of high-profile scandals, including melamine-tainted dairy and so-called "gutter oil."The State Council's Food Safety Commission said that while local governments have made progress since the food safety crackdown began last year, the new round of inspections will help determine whether the campaign has been "effective," according to Chinese official media, Xinhua...

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