Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 21, 2023

No one entity can protect food safety on its own. In FSMA, FDA clearly stated that the role of industry is to produce safe foods. Ensuring that food is safe requires a collaborative approach; government, industry, and consumers must work together to achieve the common goal of protecting public health.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

MPI urged anyone who had purchased the affected product not to consume it and to return it to the retailer for a refund. In 2022, Lindsay Farm was fined for not following rules around the sale and supply of raw milk. Annual report highlights MPI has also published its annual report for 2022 to 2023.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

People often base their decision for purchasing based upon that website. Recently, FDA inspected a Berkley California operation, Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. link] and found that they were not producing foods to the required food safety standards. Unfortunately, there is little more to go on than that.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Largest ever monetary criminal penalty in food safety matter Family Dollar Stores LLC pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under unsanitary conditions related to a rodent infestation at the company’s West Memphis, AR, distribution center. The company, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc.,

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Food Safety News

MARCH 17, 2024

The Food Safety Information Council has warned people in Australia against picking and eating wild mushrooms. Cathy Moir, chair of the Food Safety Information Council, said foraging for wild food is becoming popular, and is promoted by influencers on social media, but gathering wild mushrooms can be life-threatening.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2024

In fact, according to the Business Research Company’s 2023 Food and Beverages Global Market Report, the global industry’s market size grew over 7.3 billion in 2022 to $7,221.73 Failing to mind quality and food safety measures can also lead to large-scale product recalls that wreak havoc on the financial health of a company.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The company entered into a plea deal that includes a sentence of a fine and forfeiture amount totaling $41.675 million, the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty in a food safety case, the department said." At the time, fumigation of the facility resulted in the finding of 1270 rats. Ross for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Green Valley Foods in Devils Lake, ND, is recalling approximately 4,062 pounds of frozen meat pizza products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Health officials interviewed people about what they ate before getting sick and have looked at purchase details and receipts from their food purchases. Based on this information, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has started traceback work which suggests hamburger products may be the source of infection.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

 If you have purchased Caligold chocolate from Mansfield Market in Nottinghamshire, you should not consume it and dispose of it at home. In 2022, the FSA warned people not to buy or eat counterfeit Wonka Bars sold in shops and online nationwide. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here. )

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In January 2022, RKI was informed about eight hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases with identical genotype IB sequences from two federal states, Hesse and Bavaria. Because of a lack of travel history and the distribution of illnesses, transmission through contaminated food was suspected. Eight people fell sick in 2021 and nine in 2022.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In response to this investigation, HMC Farms has voluntarily recalled all of its peaches, plums, and nectarines sold in retail stores from May 1, 2022, through Nov. 15, 2022, and from May 1, 2023, through Nov. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 21, 2023

The recall includes 16-ounce bags of frozen Food Lion Mixed Vegetables with the UPC 0003582600509. Customers may have purchased the vegetables between Jan. The recall also includes Food Lion Super Sweet Corn with the UPC 0003582607985. Customers may have purchased the corn between Nov. 7, 2022, and Aug.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to Food Safety News, the number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow, and some adults are now reported in the outbreak. Consumers should not purchase this product. Astrofoods produced all three in Ecuador and used cinnamon from the supplier Negasmart.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Incidents increased compared to 2022, but the number of patients was lower, according to the study published in China CDC Weekly journal. Mushroom poisoning in China is a significant food safety concern. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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Bill Marler

MAY 24, 2022

DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FORMULA SAFETY AND SUPPLY: PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF AMERICA’S BABIES. MAY 25, 2022. MAYNE, PH.D. BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE U.S.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

coli infection in France reached a record high in 2022, influenced by the Nestlé pizza outbreak, according to statistics recently released. They fell ill between January and April 2022. Record HUS high The 253 HUS cases in 2022 are the most since surveillance began in 1996. Two children died. In 2021, 128 cases were reported.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An environmental assessment found several food safety violations such as improper storage conditions, prepared foods being stored with raw materials, and missing or expired workers’ health and food certifications. 2022 outbreaks ESCAIDE took place from Nov. coli and Enterococcus were detected in the sushi.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 31, 2023

These letters, arising from inspections carried out over several months, cite violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the FDA’s Infant Formula regulations. 21, 2022, through Feb. 15, 2022, through Oct. 15, 2022 – Oct. 7, 2022 campaign that they had previously released into U.S. Specifically: a.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Tokyo Food Company was fined NZ $21,000 (U.S. Both firms were sentenced in Auckland District Court after prosecution by New Zealand Food Safety compliance investigators. 26, 2021, Tokyo Food Company imported and sold Seasoned Seaweed Salad, also known as Goma Wakame, to various supermarkets. 9, 2020, and Oct.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 24, 2022

It is 2022 and 16 years since the 2006 spinach E. coli outbreak that was supposed to be the wake-up call for both the leafy green industry (beginning the the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement – LGMA) and what prompted the need for the Food Safety Modernization Act – FSMA). Yet, nothing has really changed. and 11 p.m.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 4, 2024

— OPINION — Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food producers to convey that food was nearing its expiration date. Standardizing date labels is supported by many food manufacturers.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In response to this investigation, HMC Farms has voluntarily recalled peaches, plums, and nectarines sold in retail stores from May 1, 2022, through November 15, 2022, and from May 1, 2023, through November 15, 2023. The post Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Linked to Peaches, Plums and Nectarines appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

The tech-enabled traceability system is designed to allow the company to act on food safety and quality concerns swiftly, efficiently, and precisely. All these factors directly impact operators’ already-slim margins, with food waste being a significant contributing factor to their bottom line.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 26, 2024

MPI urged anyone who had purchased the affected product not to drink it and to return it to the retailer for a refund. In 2022, Lindsay Farm was fined for not following rules around the sale and supply of raw milk. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.) Use-by dates range from Dec.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It took place in October 2022 and included products from a typical food basket, plus a range of other items. The compliance rate for the basket of foods was 86 percent, and 75 percent for surveillance samples. Packaged breads had the lowest compliance rate of the basket of food commodities.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

µg/dL or higher measured within three months after consuming a recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, or Weis brand fruit puree product after November 2022. Consumers should not purchase this product. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A toned-down version of a major operation targeting unsafe food has revealed the growing problem of relabeling expired food. Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol and occurred between December 2022 and April 2023. The food quality is poor, but it also presents health hazards, as seen in a canned fish case.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has released its outbreak report for fiscal year 2023 and detailed the six investigations carried out during that time. 1, 2022, to Sept. It was later found that the botulism cases were unrelated to food products. The report covers Oct.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 2, 2023

To protect public health, it was advised that anyone who had purchased dairy products from the implicated site, before July 14, should not consume them. Overall picture Between July 2022 and June 2023, 73 cases of HUS were recorded from 16 regions in Italy, including 70 in people younger than 15 years old.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Survey results Almost 300 products were purchased from all states and territories in 2021 and 2022. FSANZ said there were no food safety concerns related to patulin, so there was no need to introduce regulatory measures. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The SSI, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), and DTU Food Institute investigated the outbreak that was linked to a type of beef steak, thanks to patient interviews. In 2022, Denmark had 1,330 cases of E. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.) coli outbreak.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While one would want the supplier to notify its industrial customers of formulation changes to the purchased ingredient, the manufacturing operation purchasing the product must also be checking labels of incoming ingredients. link] Fairmont Foods, Inc., 2, 2023 – Fairmont Foods, Inc., FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 8, 2024

The FDA recently specifically classified gloves as Zone 1 Food Contact Surfaces, meaning in direct contact with ready to eat (RTE) ingredients or finished food products, and at the highest risk for product contamination. corporate, business and institutional glove purchasers allow this to go on. Here’s how the gap occurs.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

Per the FDA’s announcement , Jones, in this new executive position will lead the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed unified Human Foods Program (HFP). food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

In the summer of 2022, a foodborne outbreak involving 63 people occurred in the Marche region of central Italy. A common food exposure among cases was a roasted, ready-to-eat (RTE) pork product called porchetta. From mid-July to the first week of September 2022, an increase in clinical strains of Salmonella was observed.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It also covers fruit sold during that same time in 2022. Anyone who previously purchased fresh peaches, plums, and nectarines and then froze them should throw them away if they are part of the recall because freezing does not kill Listeria monocytogenes. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

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