Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The FDA has released two new chapters to the Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. FDA-2016-D-2343). The post FDA Releases New Draft Guidance Chapters on Food Allergens and Acidified Foods appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

According to the FDA , Sprouts Unlimited of Marion Iowa is recalling clover spouts in 4 oz packages because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria ( E. In an effort to reduce these outbreaks, the FDA in 2017 collected 825 samples of sprouts from across the U.S.; coli O103 ). with a blue label on the lid.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Over the last week both the CDC and FDA, along with various State Departments of Health and Agriculture, have been investigating two Listeria outbreaks linked to the consumption of various leafy greens. Dole Lettuce Listeria Outbreak Lawsuits – Midwest (2016). coli Outbreak Lawsuits – Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon (2005).

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The FDA’s largest reorganization in history, involving about 8,000 employees, is far more than just “moving some boxes around.” The proposed changes and updates to an FDA-wide reorganization plan have been out for external reviews and clearances since Dec. 17, 2022, ordered work to begin that May on the FDA-wide reorganization plan.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 23, 2023

On August 23, James “Jim” Jones was named as FDA’s first-ever deputy commissioner of the Human Foods Program, effective September 24, 2023. Califf, MD, FDA commissioner, and exercise decision-making authority over all the program’s entities. In this role, Jones will report directly to Robert M. food supply.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. At the EPA, he was a principal architect of the 2016 overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the first update of that statute in more than 40 years. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. For more than 30 years, Jones has held various positions in the U.S.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

FDA Commissioner Robert Calif appointed Jones after the agency’s embarrassing turmoil over the lack of a clear chain of command on the food side of its responsibilities. Congressional hearings regarding the infant formula crisis revealed the internal failures at the FDA regarding food safety and a tangled chain of command system.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In pleading guilty, Chermala admitted that between June 2016 and June 2018, he directed subordinates to not report certain information to Kellogg’s about conditions at the Gridley facility. Burdelik, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Chicago Field Office. In June 2018, the U.S.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016, to October 19, 2021. FDA, with assistance from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, inspected the Old Europe Cheese facility in Michigan and collected samples for testing. All 10 people were hospitalized. One death was reported from Pennsylvania.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 10, 2020

Outbreak appears to have begun in 2016. Listeria samples from ill people were collected from November 23, 2016 to December 13, 2019. FDA is working to identify the source of the enoki mushrooms distributed by Sun Hong Foods, Inc. Four deaths have been reported from California, Hawaii, and New Jersey.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 10, 2024

The owner of a NY cheese company was sentenced this week for his company's failure to protect product from Listeria contamination which resulted in an Listeria outbreak in 2016 thru 2017. FDA issued a report of the investigation of the facility in April of 2017. Vulto Creamery of Walton, NY has been shut down.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 17, 2022

CDC and FDA recommend that you not eat, sell, or serve fresh whole red, white, or yellow onions distributed by ProSource Produce LLC or Keeler Family Farms that were imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016 through October 19, 2021. All 10 people have been hospitalized.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 23, 2023

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who came on board in February 2022, had little choice but to work on a reorganization plan. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 10, 2021

4] However, three months later, at a meeting with the FDA, Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC changed its position and stated that it would serve only clover sprouts sourced from specific suppliers. [5]. In 2016, Roark Capital, a private equity firm that would go on to form Inspire Brands, Inc., In late 2019, an outbreak of E.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

February 2016 – Freshpoint Vancouver Ltd. March 2016 – A Bi-Lo grocery store in Glennville, GA, is recalling freshcut cantaloupe three days after state officials notified the chain that a random sample collected at the store tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Heeren Brothers alerted the retailers the positive test result.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 26, 2016 through October 19, 2021. The FDA, CDC, and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015. Sick people range in age from 44 to 95 years, with a median age of 80, and 60% are female. All 10 people have been hospitalized.

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Bill Marler

MAY 24, 2021

A fact from the CDC: “Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 39,000 cases, 24,000 hospitalizations, and 374 deaths as a result of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported.”. despite FDA approval of hepatitis A vaccine in 1995.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

According to the FDA, gastroenteritis (or non-invasive illness) has an onset time of a few hours to 3 days, while invasive illness can have an onset varying from 3 days to 3 months. The amount of time from infection to the onset of symptoms—typically referred to as the incubation period—can vary to a significant degree. [6] Abdel-Moein, K.,

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Food Safety Tech

MARCH 17, 2024

Johannes Vulto, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, pleaded guilty to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis, the U.S. Department of Justic announced earlier this month.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

FDA issued the updated Appendix 1 of their Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry document. link] FDA Publishes Revised Draft Introduction and Appendix to the Preventive Controls for Human Food Guidance Constituent Update January 30, 2024 The U.S.

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Food Safety Tech

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In September, Jim Jones, former EPA employee and member of the Reagan-Udall Expert Panel for Foods, became the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. Jones : People often want to know why I came to the FDA. I also came to the FDA because I believe in Commissioner Califf’s proposal for a unified Human Foods Program.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Since the initial outbreak in 2016, 37 states across the country have reported cases to the CDC. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the regulation of radiation sources used in food irradiation. Approval for the use of radiation on food is granted by the FDA only when it is determined to be safe.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The FDA and CDC continue investigating a multistate outbreak of E. 28 outbreak update from the FDA. thru April October 2015 Campylobacter Raw Milk Recall January 2016 E.coli Raw Milk Outbreak: 9 ill/2 HUS Court action related to Organic Pasteurs This past summer, U.S. Whole genome sequencing analysis of E.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Product traceback efforts by local health jurisdictions, state health departments, and FDA could not identify a single product lot, processor, or farm as the source of the entire outbreak. FDA, CDC and state partners conducted an EA in the growing region, which consisted of farms in Imperial County, CA and Yuma County, AZ.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Knickerbocker 365 Inc, a processor of ready-to-eat (RTE) breads, rolls, and buns manufacturing facility located in Madison Heights, MI. You may find the Act and further information about the CGMP & PC rule through links in FDA's internet home page at www.fda.gov. pieces of equipment (i.e.,

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

2011) (applying 5 USC § 555(b) to an FDA citizen’s petition); Fund for Animals v. Sites, 2016-2019. Pierce, Administrative Law Treatise 517 (5th ed. 2013) (“At a minimum, the right to petition for rulemaking entitles a petitioning party to a response to the merits of the petition.”). [4] 4] In re. 3d 400, 406 (D.C.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The initial version of the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Human Food curriculum was developed and implemented in 2016. Since that time, FDA has developed several guidance documents to assist the industry in developing food safety plans.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This is because the FDA requires it. The FDA updated its new nutrition label requlations in 2016. It includes FDA-compliant. ReciPal is an easy software system to create your own FDA-approved nutrition labels. idea when he discovered the many FDA label rules. This includes FDA-approved nutrition.

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Food Safety Tech

MARCH 24, 2024

For a more recent example, Chipotle’s 2016 E. In the case of a foodborne illness outbreak at the restaurant, the operator must be able to present traceability records to the FDA within 24 hours if requested. Jack in the Box suffered approximately $160 million in legal penalties and lost sales as a result of the E.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

By bringing together the science from CDC, FDA and FSIS, and by developing sound analytical methods, IFSAC’s goal was to improve estimates of the sources of foodborne illness.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 28, 2023

1] In order to improve the landscape of health and safety in the food and beverage industry, the IFT in conjunction with the FDA embarked on a study [2] of how low- or no-cost technology could improve traceability for businesses within the global food supply chain. Retrieved from [link] [5] Hernandez, Trish and Gabbard, Susan. 2018, January).

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The family company, recognized as an industry leader and innovator, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016. There have been no reported injuries or illnesses to date associated with this recall. link] Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a regional supermarket chain with 110 stores located along the east coast.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Globe review found that the FDA still sometimes seems more concerned with preventing panic than fully informing the public about health hazards in the food supply. The FDA has called little attention to the surge in E. FDA officials insist they planned to disclose the early fall 2019 outbreak all along. ? Consider: ?

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Food Quality & Safety

JUNE 29, 2023

It required FDA to issue rules governing produce safety on farms as well as the safety of imported products and required registered facilities to assess and manage food safety risks, including those related to intentional adulteration, improving traceability for certain foods, and much more.

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Food Safety Tech

JUNE 27, 2023

Coli outbreak, and also in terms of my work with USDA and the FDA and my role as an academic who speaks on food safety and food safety policy. One area that’s of interest is the FDA Food Code in that it is updated regularly, but there are some states that use very old versions of it. coli and meat.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Rhode Island’s H 5345 provides that the state consents to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provisions relative to the Preventive Controls for Animal Food Regulations. Puerto Rico’s S 343 includes the measurement of food safety in the surveys carried out by the Bureau of Statistics.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 16, 2020

The FDA and CDC yesterday announced that the latest romaine lettuce E. Medscape, 13 June 2016. coli outbreak was over. Industry groups crowed that romaine is now safe to eat and they attested to doing more in the future to prevent another outbreak while at the same time discounting the cause of the last one. . Gillespie, Robert, MD.

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