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FDA, Leafy Green Industry, it is past time to get your s**t together

Bill Marler

It is 2022 and 16 years since the 2006 spinach E. We expect what we purchase will be safe to eat, especially when it comes to healthy foods like spinach. I took Ashley’s story with me when I was given unfettered access to the chiefs at the FDA. One FDA chief just called it bad luck. Still in hospital. What do you think?

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FDA and FSIS active investigations – Lots of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli – and, a few questions

Bill Marler

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. . Sick people from other states purchased deli meats or cheeses from other delis.

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House and Senate Oversight on Cronobacter and Infant Formula this week

Bill Marler

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. Introduction.

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DeLauro Shares Whistleblower Report, Contaminated Infant Formula Led to Hospitalizations and Deaths

Bill Marler

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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What up with the Salmonella Peanut Butter and Hepatitis A Strawberry Outbreaks

Bill Marler

Peanut Butter: As of July 27, 2022, a total of 21 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Senftenberg were reported from 17 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from February 20, 2022, through May 24, 2022. FDA conducted WGS analysis on an environmental sample collected at the Lexington, Kentucky, J.M.

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FDA sends warning letters to infant formula manufacturers, unveils Cronobacter history in facilities

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According to the FDA, this action is occurring within the context of its ongoing commitment to enhance regulatory oversight and reflects the agency’s determination to ensure optimal conditions for producing infant formula. Despite these actions, the FDA does not advise parents and caregivers to avoid specific infant formulas.

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Is another mystery food poisoning outbreak brewing?

Bill Marler

NBC News viewed an email it sent Friday asking a customer to throw away the lentils “out of an abundance of caution” and offering a $10 credit for every bag of the product that was purchased. . “A and the FDA has initiated an investigation. Food poisoning reports for Cheerios breakfast cereal started to trend in Q1 2022.

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