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MARCH 22, 2022

FDA Inspections of Abbott 2019, 2021 and 2022. The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating consumer complaints and/or reports of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. 20-24, 2021 , and Jan. It is reportable in Minnesota. 16-24, 2019 , Sept.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Well the bad news about outbreaks linked to leafy greens they are spilling over from 2021 to 2022. The more things change, the more things stay the same. Outbreaks associated with lettuce, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. coli O157:H7. Multistate and Canada. Leafy Greens.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

On October 6, 2021, the FDA reported that it was investigating a 20 person Listeria outbreak linked to an unknown food product. They were harvested and shipped to distributors between September 14 and October 5, 2021. Affected lots are numbered consecutively between 251 and 271. Soy sprouts are sold in 5 lb bulk and 10 lb bulk.

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AUGUST 29, 2021

So, why not use the authority granted under the FSMA and use the FDA’s mandatory recall authority? See, Questions and Answers Regarding Mandatory Food Recalls: Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff. FDA Advisory. FDA Actions. For the very young, the elderly, and the immune-compromised listeriosis can result in death.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the report for its fiscal year (FY) 2021 pesticide residue monitoring program, summarizing findings from FDA testing of human and animal foods for pesticides and industrial compounds.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Florida’s minimum wage rate is currently, $8.56, and will increase to $10 an hour in September 2021. However, the Senate has not begun the process of considering the stimulus package, and news reports suggest that they may not take this issue up until 2021. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2021.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 3, 2022

Question 1: Given that illnesses began in early September 2021, did that fact that Cronobacter sakazakii is only reportable in Minnesota hamper the investigation and delay the outbreak announcement and recall? Question 3: Why were no FDA inspections performed at the Abbott facility for two years before the outbreak and recall?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It is good that FDA and FSIS has been being more transparent on what is “cooking” in outbreak investigation. Here are the FDA Reports – Salmonella, Listeria, E. Sick people’s samples were collected from April 17, 2021, to September 29, 2022. . One mystery Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak has sickened 254.

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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

To protect Canadians from possible health risks, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley ( Santa Cruz , Santa Clara , San Benito , and Monterey ) in California for the 2021 growing season. FDA Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan. coli O157:H7.

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JUNE 2, 2022

HHS, OIG posted this morning: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safeguard the Nation’s food supply, including infant formula, and ensure that all ingredients are safe. Food and Drug Administration. Food and Drug Administration’s Actions Regarding the Abbott Infant Formula Recall.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 30, 2022

How confident should we feel with this waring from the FDA: “those seeking access [to the formula] should consult with their healthcare provider in considering whether the benefit of consuming such product outweighs the potential risk of bacterial infection in the user’s particular circumstances.”.

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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. APPLIED – FOI II – BR Abbott Nutritions- FEI# 1815692 9-2021 EIR. FDA not blameless. I could not have said it better. How the complaints were handled.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The use of cash continues to fall, down to just 19 percent in 2021, and at the same time, spurred by the pandemic and simultaneous advances, digital payments are on the rise. You can even set up a system to feed this data into automated compliance reports, especially important for perishables (and to the FDA).

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response. The FDA, along with the CDC and our state and local partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. A full list of recalled products is available on the FDA’s website.

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JULY 29, 2021

Over the last several weeks I have been monitoring the FDA and CDC as both of our premier public health entities tried to track down the likely vector sickening people across several states with E. As of July 27, 2021, 16 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O121 have been reported from 12 states.

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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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Bill Marler

MAY 10, 2022

From September 2021 to February 2022, the CDC received reports of Cronobacter bacteria cases in infants in Minnesota, Ohio and Texas that resulted in four illnesses with two deaths. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

DOL Revises Tip Rule (Again) : On December 28, 2021, the Department of Labor revoked its 2020 Tip Final Rule and passed a new Final Rule. FDA Foods Program Announces Priorities : On January 31, 2022, the U.S. Administrative Developments. Restaurants must be aware of all the recordkeeping requirements under the rule, or risk penalties.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 17, 2022

FDA has been great at posting investigations. The Salmonella onion outbreak has sickened 892, but has not been updated since November 16, 2021. The 2022 E. coli outbreak is over, but not yet identified. At least 10 have been sickened by packaged salads.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

As I posted yesterday, I am still unclear why the FDA has not used its recall authority to force Felix Custom Smoking to recall the product that the FDA determined to be at risk of being tainted by the deadly pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. See, Advisory. Product . Felix Pepper Smoked Wild Mixed Salmon Jerky.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

As of November 12, 2021, 892 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg have been reported from 38 states and Puerto Rico. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 31, 2021, to October 25, 2021. Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 16, 2014, to October 17, 2021. Salmonella – Onions.

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Why was the first illness on September 16, 2021, but the first recall not until February 20, 2022? According to the CDC, on February 10, 2022, CDC was notified of FDA’s investigation of consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition in Sturgis, Michigan. No recall was initiated. and Israel.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Fresh Express Lettuce – 10 sick with 1 death in 8 states – 2021. Illnesses: As of December 21, 2021, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from eight states: Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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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). Packaged salads, 2021, 10 cases, 100% female.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2023

In fact, the growth of digital food management solutions from 2021 to 2026 is predicted to be $2.39 dollars in 2021 , up over 20 percent from the previous year. Today, technology is revolutionizing food safety practices by enabling centralized and automated solutions. trillion U.S.

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Bill Marler

JULY 8, 2021

In April 2021, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. As of July 7, 2021, this outbreak is over.

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Bill Marler

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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Bill Marler

MAY 17, 2022

According to the CDC and FDA, at least 4 kids were sickened and of those two died, from drinking Abbott infant formula. It also includes requirements for testing products, as well as ceasing production, and promptly notifying the FDA should contamination be detected. Abbott denies the connection. In the complaint, filed by the U.S.

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APRIL 6, 2021

. “The updated plan includes a renewed emphasis on actions to prevent contamination stemming from activities on adjacent land,…” The FDA has made clear the the Leafy Green Industry is NOT doing enough to protect consumers from persistent environment contamination – specifically by E. April 6, 2021.

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Food Safety Tech

APRIL 9, 2024

Recently published data from an FDA sampling assignment carried out in 2022 and 2023 to test imported honey for economically motivated adulteration (EMA) found that 3% of samples were adulterated. In 2021-2022, the agency collected and tested 144 imported honey samples, and found 10% of those samples to be violative.

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APRIL 4, 2022

FDA Investigation of Cronobacter Infections: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022) | FDA. 20-24, 2021 483. Case 7-2021: A 19-Year-Old Man with Shock, Multiple Organ Failure, and Rash | NEJM. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat: Benedict, Jeff: 9780984954353: Amazon.com: Books. Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk | FST.

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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. United State illnesses occurred between 9/6/2021 – 12/18/2021 – First recall 2/17/22. Once again, the company corrected its procedures to the FDA’s satisfaction.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As of October 6, 2021, 20 people sickened with Listeria from an unknown source was announced by the FDA. As of October 14, 2021, 592 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg have been reported from 36 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 31, 2021, to September 29, 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

FDA Resumes Domestic Inspections : On July 10, the U.S. The agency announced that “for the foreseeable future, prioritized domestic inspections will be pre-announced to FDA-regulated businesses.” The rule will go into effect on October 13, 2020, with a compliance date of August 13, 2021.

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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. Fresh Express Lettuce – 10 sick with 1 death in 8 states – 2021. Dole Lettuce – 16 sick with 2 deaths in 13 states – 2021.

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