Opinion
Some, I am sure, are a bit tired of my ranting about the FSIS doing its job and deeming Salmonella that causes human illness an adulterant in meat.
Fact, after E. coli O157:H7 was deemed an adulterant in ground
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time
CONTRIBUTED
David Vasquez, supervisory consumer safety inspector (SCSI) at Establishment (Est.) M675 in Hereford, Texas, has been with FSIS for 28 years. He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI), 4 consumer safety inspectors (CSI) and 2 intermittent FIs. He also juggles
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet David Vasquez of the FSIS
Canada has pulled ahead of the United States in the latest edition of a report that measures food security.
The Economist Impact’s Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has the United States in ninth while Canada is seventh. In the previous edition,
Continue Reading Canada overtakes U.S. in food safety and security index
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days
Continue Reading Companies in 4 states warned about import violations for range of foods
Editor’s note: This was originally posted on FreshPlaza.com and is republished here with permission from the author, Astrid Van Den Broek
Red, white and yellow onions. Garden salad. Bean sprouts. Parsley.
These are just some of the U.S. Food and
Continue Reading The shifting sands of food recalls
Sungiven Foods Canada Inc. is recalling One Tang brand bitter apricot kernels from the marketplace because of the natural toxin amygdalin, which can cause cyanide poisoning.
The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia. The problem was found when
Continue Reading Concerns about cyanide poisoning prompt recall of apricot kernels
Seven Australian states have recorded more than 100 Vibrio illnesses linked to raw oysters from South Australia.
There are 56 people sick in South Australia since September and three have been hospitalized. Western Australia has 17 cases since late September,
Continue Reading More than 100 sick in Australia as oysters recalled
Reports of injuries have led Conagra Brands to recall certain lots of frozen Birds Eye broccoli tots because of small rocks and metal fragments in the product.
“Conagra has received two reports to date of injury — dental damage —
Continue Reading Conagra recalls Birds Eye tots because of consumer complaints of injuries
The FDA is investigating a new Salmonella outbreak and continues to work on ongoing outbreaks, according to a new report from the agency.
Very few details are available on the new Salmonella outbreak, which has sickened at least 19 people,
Continue Reading FDA investigating one new outbreak, continues to look for causes of others
Experts have called for debates at a conference on food safety in Africa to be the “beginning of a journey” during their concluding remarks.
Blaise Ouattara, food safety and quality officer at the FAO regional office for Africa, said the
Continue Reading African food safety event hailed as ‘just the beginning’
