Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In response to the infant formula supply crisis in 2022 and the deadly infections that led to it, the FDA has updated its infant formula compliance program. An outbreak of Cronobacter infections in five infants, two of whom died, started in the fall of 2021 and stretched into early 2022.

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MAY 24, 2022

Now the House and Senate are set to ask questions of the Industry and FDA about how the outbreak happened and how it impacted the supply of infant formula. Here is a preview of the FDA’s position See full testimony – FDA Testimony ECOI Infant Formula 5.25.2022 final : TESTIMONY OF. MAY 25, 2022. CALIFF, M.D. MAYNE, PH.D.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Comments received through the Stakeholder Portal will be shared with the Independent Expert Panel charged with generating the recommendations for FDA. The operational evaluation focuses on the structure/leadership, authority, resources, and culture of FDA’s human foods program.

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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. Below are Chair DeLauro’s remarks.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 23, 2023

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. A Yiannas-Mayne rift was reported in 2022 that was so serious that they’d even argue about how food outbreaks should be investigated. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. food supply. food supply.

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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. Parents of all four infants reported having fed their children formula produced by Abbott Nutrition before they became ill.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The FDA has released extensive information about the status of its work to improve its monitoring of infant formula production and its handling of complaints about the safety of formula. During a May 2022 congressional hearing, members of the U.S. 1, 2022, through Sept. During the federal fiscal year 2023, which ran from Oct.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The proposed changes and updates to an FDA-wide reorganization plan have been out for external reviews and clearances since Dec. FDA will manage public health risks through three areas of focus: • nutrition, microbiological food safety, and chemical safety. . 13, 2023, and implementation should occur sometime during 2024.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. For more than 30 years, Jones has held various positions in the U.S. Califf, M.D.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The agency is working on the strategy as part of its response to an outbreak of illnesses and the subsequent temporary closure of the Abbott Nutrition production plant in Sturgis, MI. In response to the situation, the FDA initiated the development of a prevention strategy, with the draft released in November 2022. “At

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

FDA Commissioner Robert Calif appointed Jones after the agency’s embarrassing turmoil over the lack of a clear chain of command on the food side of its responsibilities. That agreement burst onto the public stage in 2022 after an outbreak linked to infant formula and a subsequent recall months later led to a nationwide formula shortage.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 23, 2023

On August 23, James “Jim” Jones was named as FDA’s first-ever deputy commissioner of the Human Foods Program, effective September 24, 2023. Califf, MD, FDA commissioner, and exercise decision-making authority over all the program’s entities. In this role, Jones will report directly to Robert M.

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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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Food Safety News

MARCH 11, 2024

The FDA’s request is less than 1 percent of President Biden’s proposed $7.3 The FDA requests an increase of $495 million above its current funding level. The FDA’s request reflects the agency’s top priorities in key areas of importance for human and animal health,” according to a Monday statement from the agency. “The

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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. Under the proposed consent decree, Abbott Nutrition will be required to retain an independent expert to review the Sturgis facility’s operations to ensure compliance with the law. Abbott denies the connection.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FDA Foods Coalition was announced Thursday in Washington, D.C., Since February 2022, when Dr. Robert M. Califf began his second tour as FDA Commissioner, all sorts of pressures have been applied for change. Early in his tenure, the FDA was blistered for its handling of an infant formula outbreak and the resulting shortages.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 24, 2022

The recall: The recall began on February 17, 2022 and expanded on February 28, 2020. The FDA is advising consumers not to use recalled Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas. the expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later, and. the code on the container contains K8, SH, or Z2, and.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a CA company selling goat milk for toddlers. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your contract manufacturer’s facility located in (b)(4) from (b)(4) through (b)(4). You can find the Act and FDA regulations through links on FDA's home page at www.fda.gov.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to the company that was responsible for producing the cinnamon apple sauce that was contaminated with lead. As you may remember, the cinnamon used had been contaminated with lead chromate in what FDA believed to be a case of economically-motivated intentional adulteration.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In December of 2022, a feed facility of Nutra Blend, LLC subsidiary of Land O’Lakes., While FDA cited the company for issues with its Preventive Controls Plan, FDA also hi on the company for failing to report the non-compliant product into the Reportable Food Registry. "The Deverell, The U.S.

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MenuTrinfo

JUNE 22, 2023

This past month, our CEO Betsy Craig discussed updates in the 2022 FDA Food Code, covering the new legislation and what it means to the food service industry. Our Nutrition Team will show you how to level up your facility’s nutrition services with confidence. Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel !

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to STC India Private Limited, an Indian manufactuer of RTE mouth fresheners called Mukhwas. In the report, FDA cited Preventive Control issues, specifically around the control of pathogens in a RTE food, and GMP issues, including pest control and cleaning issues.

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Food + Tech Connect

APRIL 24, 2023

The Wall Street Journal took an inside look into the struggle to scale cultivated meat following the FDA’s approval of Upside Meat’s cultivated chicken. How the World Is Spending $1.1T

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FoodInsight

JULY 27, 2023

The IFIC 2023 Food and Health Survey found that 42% of consumers have encountered food or nutrition information on social media, and that of that subgroup, more than half (51%) have tried a new recipe and 41% have bought a new brand or product because of what they have seen promoted there. These GMO labels, required in the U.S.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 13, 2024

Many children rely on school meals as a source of their daily nutrition and calorie intake,” said Tasha Stoiber, Ph.D. Many of the food chemicals the FDA has reviewed have not been evaluated for decades, even when new science is available. The FDA affirmed its use of good manufacturing practices in 1969. Yellow Dye No.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Cargill’s animal nutrition business is conducting a voluntary recall of Nutrena® Country Feeds® Meat bird 22% Crumble (RV) due to non-inclusion of Vitamin D. Lack of Vitamin D in meat bird diets can lead to mineral deficiencies and bone issues, including rickets in growing birds. Symptoms include lameness and rubbery bones.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

The bill will likely be back before the California legislature in January 2022. San Francisco Passes Permanent 15-Percent Delivery Fee Cap : On June 22, 2022, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a 15% permanent delivery fee cap on delivery fees charged to restaurants.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

FDA and CDC provided updates (1/30/24 and 1/26/24 respectfully) on the lead contamination issue in apple cinnamon fruit pouches. FDA is reporting 90 reported cases). As of January 29, 2024, FDA has not received any additional confirmed complaints/reports of adverse events potentially linked to recalled product."

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Forward Fooding

MAY 29, 2024

Hybrid meats offer a suite of solutions: meatier taste and texture, better nutrition, lower emissions, reduced meat consumption, and lower cost than cultivated meat. in 2022 to USD$6.4B Instead, they are added to boost nutritional content, lower carbon emissions, and decrease meat consumption. But will it live up to its promise?

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Bill Marler

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. 31-March 18, 2022. the expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later.

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MenuTrinfo

JANUARY 25, 2024

MenuTrinfo is a company dedicated to ensuring safe food services by providing allergen and nutritional information, as well as employee training and certification. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generates and publishes a new Food Code every four years. It comes down to three things: awareness, consistency, and transparency.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Recently, FDA inspected a Berkley California operation, Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. FDA Warning Letter [link] Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. At the conclusion of the inspection FDA issued a Form FDA 483, Inspectional Observations, listing the deviations found at your facility. But is that enough?

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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.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

FDA: Findings to date include several positive Cronobacter results from environmental samples taken by FDA at Abbott in Sturgis, Michigan facility. FDA: A review of the Abbott ’s internal records also indicate environmental contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii. the expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later.

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MenuTrinfo

JULY 25, 2023

Changes by the FDA have expanded the need for menu labeling support and other services from MenuTrinfo In early May 2023, President Biden signed a bill ending the national Covid emergency. With the emergency declaration expiring, the suspension of menu labeling enforcement by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will expire as well.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Late last year, the FDA gave cultivated meat maker California-based UPSIDE Foods the green light for its chicken grown from animal cells, marking the first regulatory approval for any cultivated meat in the United States. Are they healthy?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

FDA Releases Food and Nutrition Survey Results : On March 16, 2021, the FDA released the results of its 2019 Food Safety and Nutrition Survey. The survey is designed to assess consumers’ awareness, knowledge, understanding and reported behaviors relating to a variety of food safety and nutrition-related topics.

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