Bill Marler

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It reminded me of another post of nearly a decade ago when we were in the middle of yet another cantaloupe mess – here is the post: By Bill Marler on November 30, 2018 FDA and industry and Congress all need to step up and do something.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to strengthen its inspection efforts to safeguard the nations food supply, according to a recent report published by the U.S. FDA says it needs more inspectors to meet its targets. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

According to Food Safety News , the FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. as part of ongoing surveillance efforts following the spring 2018 multistate E. as part of ongoing surveillance efforts following the spring 2018 multistate E.

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DECEMBER 14, 2019

In April 2018, the New Jersey Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of two E. FDA, CDC and state partners conducted an EA in the growing region, which consisted of farms in Imperial County, CA and Yuma County, AZ. In June 2018, E.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Product recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts are becoming more common, with over 1700 tracked by the FDA to date this year. In 2018, there were a combined 656 FDA and USDA recalls , and there has been an 83 percent increase in Class 1 recalls of meat and poultry alone since 2013.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

On November 25, 2024, FDA reported it was was notified about an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in the United States, with many ill people residing in long-term care facilities (LTCF) prior to illness onset. As part of this investigation, FDA collected environmental samples and found the outbreak strain of Listeria.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 17, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) – I do not recall a CDC post recently that included working with both the FSIS (regulates, Beef, Pork, Poultry and Catfish) and the FDA (regulates everything else). Romaine, 2018, 62 cases, 66% female.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

Proposition 12 was passed by California voters in 2018 as a ballot initiative. FDA Foods Program Announces Priorities : On January 31, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a list of guidance topics that are a priority for the FDA Foods Program to complete before February 2022.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The FDA plans to collect 1,600 fresh herbs samples (761 domestic, and 839 of international origin) under this assignment. The FDA initially planned to collect 1,600 processed avocado and guacamole samples (800 domestic, and 800 of international origin) under this assignment. Fresh Herbs Results as of 10/1/2019. percent.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 19, 2025

The FDA is amending its color additive regulations to no longer allow for the use of FD&C Red No. link] [link] FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs Constituent Update January 15, 2025 The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. FD&C Red No.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 3, 2021

Clearly, the FDA now recognizes that leafy greens grown in proximity to cattle is at best problematic. So, assuming my tipster is correct, what does that say about the leafy green industry and its Jack-in-the-Box and their 911 moments? Cleary, the growers, through the California and Arizona LGMAs have made modest progress. coli O145.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

introduced the bicameral Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA) , legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) during outbreaks or when there is a public health need.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The FDA, CDC, along with state and local partners, investigated the illnesses associated with the outbreak. Individuals became sick between March and April 2018. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 7, 2018, to December 4, 2018. Individuals became sick between mid-October and mid-November 2018.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks. For example, during a 2018 romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak investigation, the FDA traced the strain of outbreak E. That cannot stand.”

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 21, 2022

pleaded guilty today to charges related to the manufacture of a breakfast cereal linked to a 2018 outbreak of salmonellosis, or Salmonella poisoning. 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.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

The FDA says the outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to three farms in Indiana is over, but the agency has not named the farms. The FDA did not name the farms linked to the previous outbreaks, but a report on the 2022 outbreak referenced Knox and Gibson Counties of Indiana. Typhimurium grouping.

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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. This has to stop,” added Marler. What to know about the E. States/Provinces.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

Chipotle was charged with violating federal law by adulterating food for the unprecedented seven foodborne illness outbreaks that occurred and sickened more than 1,100 people between 2015 and 2018. This is the largest fine ever in a food safety case.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

the producer of the onions, cooperated with the FDA throughout the investigation and is continuing to engage with the FDA on the agency’s findings and recommendations. FDA issued an assignment to follow up with the associated firms. Thomson International Inc.,

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put together guidelines to advise consumers to clean cantaloupe before eating. The washing and sanitizing process for fresh produce recommended by the FDA involves washing and scrubbing to remove the dirt and microbes (FDA, 2018).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2024

According to the 2018 Farm Bill, "cannabis" contains more than 0.3% The FDA has indicated that hemp-derived cannabinoids such as CBD/Delta 8/THC-A and so on are not considered generally safe for human consumption. But these products are pervasive, and the FDA has not enforced its position. THC and is federally legal.

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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]. the owner of Jimmy John’s, LLC, replied to the FDA that sprouts had been permanently removed from the menu at all Jimmy John’s locations.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 2, 2019

During the 2018 Thanksgiving outbreak, the government’s actions clearly prevented additional illnesses. Last month, the FDA retroactively identified an outbreak involving romaine lettuce that occurred in late summer, causing 23 illnesses. Notably, the 2018 Thanksgiving outbreak was not the first one that year either.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2020 Chipotle was ordered to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people between 2015 and 2018. The FDA, CDC, and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to FDA, between 2018 and 2025, 38 people have been sickened and 12 have died across 21 states after consuming Listeria monocytogenes -contaminated Sysco Imperial and Lyons ReadyCare Frozen Supplemental Shakes that were served at long-term care facilities and hospitals.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 21, 2020

will pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people between 2015 and 2018, the Department of Justice announced today. Here is a bit of my history with Chipotle: 2018 Outbreak of Clostridium perfringens at Chipotle, Powell, Ohio.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

2012 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Cantaloupe On Friday, August 17, 2012, public health officials in several states and the FDA announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana. Thirty-six people had been hospitalized.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. On March 26, 2023, the FDA conducted the business’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). On March 26, 2023, the FDA conducted the business’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). 15, 2018, and Dec.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Two days later, the recall was greatly expanded and the FDA warned the public to not eat the recalled melons after agency officials reported unsanitary conditions at the company’s packing shed. The original recall of cantaloupes was initiated on July 28 after a MDP in New York found contaminated cantaloupe.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Cooperstown Cheese Company LLC Milford, NY A food firm in New York is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 15, 2023

2018 Romaine E. 2018 Romaine E. coli O157:H7 109 Multistate And, this does not count the leafy green outbreaks that are not linked to a particular product or that the FDA and CDC choose not to publicly report. /Dec. 2018 Romaine E. 2018 Romaine E. 2006 Lettuce E. coli O157:H7 26 1:AL May 2008 Romaine E.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

22, 2018, to Aug. The FDA continues to work to find out what retailers may have received recalled fruit associated with this outbreak. Retailer lists are now available for peaches, nectarines and plums linked to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person and sickened others. Samples from sick people were collected from Aug.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

FDA has reported that, between 2018 and 2025, 38 people in 21 states have been sickened by Sysco Imperial and Lyons ReadyCare Frozen Supplemental Shakes served at long-term care facilities and hospitals, resulting in 11 deaths.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 16, 2023

And, why does the FDA consider Salmonella an adulterant in all foods and the USDA/FSIS does not? According to the FDA , “[p]athogenic bacteria (e.g., According to the latest tri-agency (CDC, FDA, FSIS) report (published in November 2022), 23.2% FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec. FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The FDA has issued a general warning and a specific warning letter regarding the use of probiotics in pre-term infants. Some products have been linked with more than two dozen reported “adverse events” since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said. The company agreed to discontinue sales of the product, the FDA said.

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Bill Marler

JULY 27, 2023

Among a subset of 251 patients with records in the Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network ( FoodNet ) during 2018 to 2020, ten percent of patients traveled internationally in the seven days before their illnesses began. Most traveled to the Dominican Republic, with 45 percent having traveled there.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The FDA and CDC are linking a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes. Cases date back to 2018. As part of this investigation, FDA collected environmental samples and found the outbreak strain of Listeria." FDA is working with the recalling firms.

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