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

Bill Marler

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. Food safety investigations by Canadian and U.S.

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On November 3rd – after you VOTE in the US – join the South Africa Virtual Food Safety Summit

Bill Marler

Registration is now open for the Virtual Food Safety Summit 2020 South Africa, scheduled for 3rd November 2020. This event is a joint venture hosted by Food Focus and Anelich Consulting. It will be hosted by professor Lucia Anelich, director of Anelich Consulting, and Linda Jackson, director of Food Focus. until 2020.

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How to bake food safety into your supply chain

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As experts in food safety intelligence, we’ve covered the ethylene oxide recalls in sesame seeds that created supply chain waves in 2020, while finding that early data already foreshadowed these incidents. Failing to identify a food safety incident early can result in unnecessary liabilities when a food recall goes out.

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OIG to determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with Federal requirements by 2023?

Bill Marler

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. Hey, OIG, see below, we need answers sooner and I will give you a head start.

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AI and Visual Text Analytics in Food Safety Inspections

Food Safety Tech

We spoke with Sabo to learn more about his findings, how these tools can be utilized by public health agencies and the food industry and what’s next for AI/ML in food safety. Visual text analytics can scan inspection reports and analyze terms related to serious food safety violations.

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Salmonella declared an Adulterant in certain raw Chicken products – a Baby Step, but a Step forward nonetheless

Bill Marler

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that it will be declaring Salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. Food safety is at the heart of everything FSIS does,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. This is nothing new.

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House and Senate Oversight on Cronobacter and Infant Formula this week

Bill Marler

COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOOD POLICY AND RESPONSE. DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. On November 17, 2021, FDA received a complaint involving an infant with Salmonella infection.

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