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Canada moves to protect citizens from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley

Bill Marler

The temporary requirements add an extra level of control to the food safety measures already in place under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7.

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14 Years of Food Safety News

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Food Safety News (FSN) was created in 2009 by food safety attorney Bill Marler to fill a void in public health media coverage. Since its inception, FSN has provided dedicated journalism addressing critical food safety concerns. It has become the major player in furthering food safety around the world.”

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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

Food Safety News

In an expanded position, he will fill the voids left at the FDA by the February departure of Frank Yiannas, who was the Deputy Commission for the then Food Policy Office, and the May retirement of Susan Mayne, who headed the Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. food supply. food supply.

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Case study: The salmonella outbreak in chocolate products explained

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Food recalls are the most critical situation that could befall you as a food safety professional. Among the many consequences of recalls, I could highlight putting people’s health in jeopardy , lowering consumer trust in the food industry, and making the food supply chain look unreliable and untrustworthy.

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New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

Food Safety News

Congressional hearings regarding the infant formula crisis revealed the internal failures at the FDA regarding food safety and a tangled chain of command system. Before being tapped to lead the food side of the FDA, Jones worked at the Environmental Protection Agency. food supply.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Per the FDA’s announcement , Jones, in this new executive position will lead the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed unified Human Foods Program (HFP). food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

Food Safety Tech

He is tasked with reorganizing the agency to develop better coordination among the multiple departments involved in the regulation of human foods in the U.S., As the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, I am deeply committed to upholding and executing this vision. as well as allocating resources to better protect consumer.