Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

There’s little incentive for large drug purchasers like pharmacies and hospitals to choose suppliers based on quality, said Kevin Schulman, a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Last November, Joan Collins, a 78-year-old from Nassau County, New York, purchased CVS eye drops to relieve irritation.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to High Quality Organics, a ready-to-eat (RTE) spice facility, located in Reno, NV. Did not maintain documentation that the untreated spices you purchase and send to the third-party (b)(4) providers are treated under a validated process that delivers an appropriate destruction of Salmonella. As examples: a.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Ocean Fathoms started to submerge specially designed crates of its wine in the channel, and when the bottles were retrieved 12 months later, they were sold for up to $500 each. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A unified approach to food regulation would ensure consistent and transparent product quality, enabling consumers to make informed choices about the food they purchase and consume. About the author: Julie Chapon, co-founder of Yuka since its inception in 2017, is a dedicated advocate for healthier living and sustainability.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a NY Cheese processor. In brief, they were found to have an ongoing Listeria issue as identified in 2 023 recall situation for Listeria as well as an recall in 2017. Additionally, FDA collected environmental samples (i.e., Of the positive findings, one (1) of the L. monocytogenes. monocytogenes.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 16, 2020

The FDA and CDC yesterday announced that the latest romaine lettuce E. Carolyn was food poisoned after eating contaminated romaine lettuce in a meal she purchased with cash and consumed from a local restaurant in April 2018. 3, 2017, pp. coli outbreak was over. For some these outbreaks are never really over. coli (STEC).

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Cantaloupes were purchased whole and pre-cut. The cantaloupe was purchased whole or eaten as part of a fruit salad or garnish. Kunik Company of McAllen, Texas, who had purchased it from a Mexican producer. Known onset dates ranged from October 28, 2017, to December 6, 2017. Ten of the cases occurred in Canada.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Based on available traceback data, the FDA requested that industry voluntarily withdraw romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California from the market and is requesting that the industry withhold distribution of romaine for the remainder of the growing season in Salinas. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 24 to November 18.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

In 2017, at its annual Stars of the Industry Gala, the Restaurant Association of Maryland presented Plamondon with the Brice & Shirley Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award. TableBoost is teaming with Dining Alliance which is the largest Group Purchase Organization (GPO) for restaurants in North America and part of the Buyers Edge Platform.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 20, 2022

The FDA is reporting that the likely ingredient is a hybrid romaine iceberg lettuce used on hamburgers. I wonder when the leafy green industry and the FDA will take the challenge that the beef industry and FSIS took and “put me out of business – please.”. 2017 Leafy Greens E. However, now with the CDC reporting nearly 40 E.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The FDA must require, and the industry must implement, better environmental controls and more rigorous testing of products. coli outbreak: The FDA, CDC, state and Canadian health authorities are presently investigating an outbreak of illnesses caused by E. Throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. States/Provinces.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

in January 2017. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce food loss and waste through industry and agency-specific actions. ” “This purchase marks an important step in the strategic plan laid out by ICV and management to create a powerful and even more successful Buffalo Wild Wings platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

percent compared with October of 2017, while the average two-year growth for the previous six months is also 1.0 Chef Eric Plescha of Charcoal BYOB was particularly excited about a new sugar approved by the FDA called allulose, which isn’t as sweet as normal sugar and supposedly lowers blood sugar. Chicken War Redux.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 25, 2020

Later that morning — March 6, 2017 — Ebb saw a message from Amazon, which had sold him the nut butter, that the manufacturer had recalled it for contamination by E. The FDA, working through a national network of labs that identifies outbreaks, pinpointed the contamination on Feb. coli bacteria. Healthy SoyNut Butter on Jan.

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