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MAY 8, 2021

2018 and 2019 were not good years for consumers of romaine lettuce grown in the fields of the southwestern United States, specifically the Yuma growing region of Arizona and the Salinas Valley of California. In 2018-2019, the Salinas Valley was responsible for 62 cases in an outbreak of E. SALINAS VALLEY (Parker). 3] CDC.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Abbott’s infant formula production facility in Sturgis, MI, has undergone twenty-seven FDA inspections since October 2008, according to the FDA’s inspection database. In October 2010, the FDA inspector cited the company for three issues, specifically: Effective measures are not being taken to exclude pests from the processing areas.

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MAY 14, 2022

This week the CDC declared an outbreak of Cronobacter infections over after the FDA received four complaints of Cronobacter infections in infants beginning on September 20, 2021, through January 11, 2022. Congress is set to hopefully get responses from the FDA to these questions in a hearing scheduled for May 25 th.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify and respond to any potential outbreaks. coli O157:H7 from 2010 to 2019. FDA Releases Investigation Report Following Fall 2020 Outbreak of E. FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From the FDA: Although you stated that corrective actions were implemented following the 2019 and 2012 outbreaks, you have not provided FDA with any information demonstrating long-term, sustainable corrections have been implemented throughout your organization to prevent this violation from recurring in the future. Multistate E.

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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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OCTOBER 31, 2019

I call b t on the FDA, CDC and Health Departments of Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Carolina for hiding vital information from the public. From the FDA this evening: Today, the U.S. The FDA and the U.S. No deaths were reported.

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APRIL 28, 2022

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today submitted for the record a report acquired from a whistleblower who worked at the Abbott facility which produces infant formula recalled by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February. The report was submitted to the FDA on October 20, 2021.

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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). Chopped salad kits, 2019, 10 cases, 60% female.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Fresh Herbs Results as of 10/1/2019. The FDA plans to collect 1,600 fresh herbs samples (761 domestic, and 839 of international origin) under this assignment. As of September 30, 2019, the agency had collected and tested 746 domestic samples (98 percent) and 468 import samples (56 percent) of the totals. percent.

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APRIL 15, 2022

Between September 1, 2019 and September 20, 2021, Abbott Nutrition received seventeen consumer complaints regarding multiple Similac powdered formula products. In addition to the two instances of Cronobacter in finished products, Abbott also found Cronobacter in five environmental samples between January 2019 and August 2021.

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MARCH 31, 2022

An earlier version of the law was passed in 2012, but was struck down in 2019. 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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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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AUGUST 18, 2021

Here is the summary: In December, 2019, 22 Iowans became ill with Escherichia coli (E.coli) O103 after consuming clover sprouts produced by Sprouts Unlimited Wholesale Foods, Inc (Sprouts Unlimited) and sold on sandwiches at Jimmy John’s restaurants. Here is the full report: 2002IAEXW-1 Outbreak – Iowa DPH Final Report.

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MAY 28, 2022

FDA officials were pressed about the failure of leadership and disorganization of the recall by Abbott Nutrition. The FDA refused to take food safety seriously and now the most vulnerable are at risk. Abbott received 17 consumer complaints between 2019 and 2021. This week there were three hearings in Washington D.C.

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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 late 2019, an outbreak of E. In late 2019, an outbreak of E. In late 2019, an outbreak of E. coli 0103 outbreak. [12]

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MARCH 3, 2022

Question 3: Why were no FDA inspections performed at the Abbott facility for two years before the outbreak and recall? Findings to date include several positive Cronobacter results from environmental samples taken by FDA at the Abbott Sturgis, Michigan facility. These products have been recalled and should not be used.

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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. coli outbreak investigation, the FDA traced the strain of outbreak E. The FDA also determined that nearby cattle were likely the source of E.

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MAY 10, 2022

These illnesses were ultimately linked by the CDC and FDA to the consumption of powdered infant formula produced by Abbott in its Sturgis, Michigan facility. So, how did Abbott and the FDA find themselves facing some grieving and many other thousands of scared and angry parents? It is a history of warning signs ignored.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Bravo Packing, Inc., The food we give our pets should be safe for them to eat and safe for people to handle,” said Steven Solomon, DVM, MPH, director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. Hillman between the FDA and Bravo Packing, Inc.,

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APRIL 22, 2024

On April 18, the FDA shared test results for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in 95 samples from one regional collection from its Total Diet Study (TDS). Per the FDA, no PFAS have been detected in over 97% (788 out of 813) of the fresh and processed foods tested from the TDS to date. food supply.”

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APRIL 28, 2022

The 2019 FDA Audit – Active efforts were undertaken and even celebrated during and after the 2019 FDA audit to keep the auditors from learning of certain events believed to be associated with the discovery of micros in infant formula at the Sturgis site.

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MARCH 3, 2020

No Latex Gloves for California Food Service Workers : Senate Bill 677 was passed on September 5, 2019 and prohibits the use of latex gloves in food facilities and retail food establishments. The Court found that Missouri did not meet its burden of identifying a substantial interest that justified the restriction. Legislation.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The FDA, CDC, along with state and local partners, investigated the illnesses associated with the outbreak. Illnesses started on dates ranging from July 12, 2019 to Sept. With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a Romaine Warning Label? Or, are the illnesses and deaths simply a cost of doing business?

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Well, this just landed in my inbox: FDA and CDC are investigating a cluster of 11 cases of E. Illness onset dates range from November 19, 2019 to December 4, 2019. coli O157:H7 from 4 states: Maine(4), New Hampshire(1), Nevada(1), and Vermont(5). Five (45%) of patients were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported.

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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.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Findings to date include several positive Cronobacter results from environmental samples taken by FDA at Abbott in Sturgis, Michigan facility. Abbott’s infant formula production facility in Sturgis, Michigan, has undergone twenty-seven FDA inspections since October 2008, according to the FDA’s inspection database.

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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 O157:H7.

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DECEMBER 21, 2019

The FDA continues to actively investigate the cause of this outbreak. An investigation team consisting of staff from FDA, CDC, the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Food and Agriculture are attempting to identify any factors that could have led to contamination at a common farm identified by traceback.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. DBA El Progreso Imports Vernon, CA An import company in California is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products. In a July 18, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described a Feb. The FDA also conducted inspections from Sept.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

As of December 17, 2019, a total of seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from five states. Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 to 82 years, with a median age of 75.

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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). Investigators also conducted inspections on Aug.15,

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As of November 25, 2019, a total of 67 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 24, 2019, to November 14, 2019. FDA and states continue to trace the source of the romaine lettuce eaten by ill people. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 19 states.

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APRIL 22, 2020

Additionally, FDA identified the outbreak strain of E. FDA’s traceback investigationexternal icon showed that a common seed lot was used to grow both the sprouts recalled by Chicago Indoor Garden and sprouts that were served at some Jimmy John’s locations. coli O103 infections in 2019.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

According to the FDA , there are presently three outbreaks under investigation. Note: According to the FDA – “The FDA, CDC and our state partners have identified a common grower between each of the outbreaks, which is a notable development.” FDA posted an update on on their investigation on December 12, 2019.

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