Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Mid America Pet Food LLC, a pet food manufacturing facility located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. This was a reinspection of the facility that was responsible for a 2023 outbreak of Salmonella after a product recall had been issued. FDA collected environmental samples (i.e.,

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

One person has been hospitalized and six additional people are sick in a widespread outbreak of Salmonella Kiambu infections traced to pet food, according federal public health officials. Six of the seven patients are children one year old or younger, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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FoodInsight

JANUARY 20, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the safety of food additives and allows only the use of those that are deemed safe. Food and Drug Administration, 2023 Colors that are exempt from certification include both pigments derived from natural sources such as vegetables, minerals or animals as well as hues derived from synthetic origins.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on Sept. 1, 2023, and is ongoing. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. The recalled products were distributed in Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Illinois.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Four people have been hospitalized and one has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. In 2023 Raw Farm unpasteurized products were linked to an outbreak of 20 Salmonella infections in two counties in California. The FDA reports that the implicated cheese was sold nationwide.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The pathogen associated with the intestines of cows rode in on the greens, causing sicknesses, sending people to hospitals for treatment of kidney ailment, and, oh yes, killing seven who made the mistake of eating a salad. The LGMA and FDA recently volunteered updates on their actions to stop E. coli O157:H7. coli O157:H7.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Three of them, all children, have been so sick they required hospitalization. 6, 2023, included in the latest recall are: Raw Whole Milk Gallon, 128 oz. Food Safety News reported on Oct. 27 that there are 19 people sick in Orange and San Diego counties after drinking raw milk from the dairy. 11 to Nov.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 16, 2023

The FDA did not reveal any patient information, such as where the patients lived. The FDA initiated traceback efforts but did not report what food or foods were being traced as part of the investigation. In other outbreak news , FDA has ended its investigation into an outbreak of infections from the microscopic Cyclospora parasite.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The FDA sent a warning letter to the company in 2020 after finding Salmonella, E. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. This is the company’s fourth recall since 2017. coli and Listeria in its plant. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This expanded voluntary recall is being issued because some of the product lots tested positive for Salmonella through random and targeted sampling of finished product, including by the firm and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture The affected products include items on Dog and Cat Foods Lists found on the FDA website.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The FDA has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being traced. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or how old they are. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. The FDA continues to investigate several other outbreaks.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The company has ceased sales and distribution of the product as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days.

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Food Quality & Safety

APRIL 22, 2024

consumers used a food delivery service over a one-month period, according to a 2023 report from DoorDash (doordash.com). To address this concern, more restaurants have implemented tamper-evident closures; however, studies show that using tamper-evident seals might send the wrong message to consumers ( Int J Hospital Manag.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The FDA first reported the outbreak on Oct. Investigators have begun traceback efforts, but the FDA is not reporting what food or foods are being traced. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. 4 but has not reported where the outbreak patients live.

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GFI

MAY 26, 2023

A 2023 report by ClimateWorks Foundation and the Global Methane Hub suggests that the alternative protein industry could generate up to 83 million jobs by 2050 if investment increases to levels that meaningfully impact dietary shifts. In November 2022, FDA completed the first-ever premarket evaluation of a cultivated meat product.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to November 20, 2023. Of 185 people with information available, 96 (52%) have been hospitalized. Individuals became sick between mid-October and mid-November 2023. Forty-four (44) individuals have been hospitalized. Five deaths have been reported.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to November 20, 2023. Of 185 people with information available, 96 (52%) have been hospitalized. FDA has compiled a list of recalls being conducted by companies that received and used recalled melons to make pre-cut cantaloupe or products containing pre-cut cantaloupes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In late 2023, a foodborne illness outbreak – caused by salmonella-tainted cantaloupe – killed at least eight people and sickened hundreds more across 39 states plus Canada, leading to a massive recall and huge customer safety concerns. It’s also important to note that HOCI is compliant with CDC, FDA, and EPA regulations.

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Bill Marler

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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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Booker, DeLauro Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Better Protect Americans from Foodborne Illnesses Legislation enables improved monitoring of CAFOs during outbreaks or when there is a public health need SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. coli outbreak investigation, the FDA traced the strain of outbreak E. Today, U.S.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. Between 1996 and 2020, the FDA reported 52 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to sprouts, which are produced in conditions ideal for pathogen growth.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 19, 2024

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 15, 2023, to December 25, 2023. Of 362 people with information available, 158 (44%) were hospitalized. Individuals became sick between mid-October and early December 2023. Sixty-one (61) individuals have been hospitalized. Seven deaths have been reported.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 30, 2023

21 and found the contamination, according to the FDA’s warning posted this afternoon. The Canadian agency informed the FDA of the testing results on Aug. The FDA is awaiting further information on the distribution of the mussels and will continue to monitor the investigation and provide assistance to state authorities as needed.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That is saying a lot given that the Centers for Disease Control and prevention estimate that food sickens 48,000,000, hospitalizes 135,000 and kills over 3,000 each year. 31 people have been hospitalized, according to the U.S. It was the largest foodborne outbreak death toll in the United States in 100 years. No deaths were reported.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The investigation appears to be in its beginning stages because the FDA has not yet begun traceback efforts or sampling or on-site inspections. Other FDA investigations into foodborne outbreaks are ongoing. The outbreak notice was first posted on Jan.

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 18, 2023, to February 5, 2024. CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. coli O157:H7 infections. No deaths have been reported.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 16, 2023, to November 20, 2023. Of 185 people with information available, 96 (52%) have been hospitalized. Individuals became sick between mid-October and mid-November 2023. Forty-four (44) individuals have been hospitalized. Five deaths have been reported.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

FDA investigators have begun traceback efforts, but the agency is not yet releasing information about what food or foods are being traced. The FDA has not started any sample testing related to investigating this outbreak. The outbreak has sickened 37 people so far, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 23, 2024

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 15, 2023, to December 25, 2023. Of 362 people with information available, 158 (44%) were hospitalized. Individuals became sick between mid-October and early December 2023. Sixty-one (61) individuals have been hospitalized. Seven deaths have been reported.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

coli symptoms should contact their healthcare provider and report their symptoms to their local Health Department,” the FDA warning states. The FDA is awaiting further information on the distribution of the harvested oysters and will continue to monitor the investigation and assist state authorities as needed. Future Seafoods, Inc.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 28, 2023

I n a report released in May of 2023, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) offered an encouraging and attainable outlook for cooperative and effective functionality throughout the global food supply chain. million cases of foodborne illnesses; 228,744 resulting hospitalizations; and 2,612 deaths. [1] 2023, May 17).

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

According to the FDA, the list may not include all of the retailers that received the products. People have been sickened since 2014 in the outbreak, which has sickened 26 and put 23 in hospitals. The Food and Drug Administration has published a list of retailers that received the implicated products. Two patients have died.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections. Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 2, 2023, to November 11, 2023. Of the 72 people with information available, 18 (25%) were hospitalized.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The FDA has issued a general warning and a specific warning letter regarding the use of probiotics in pre-term infants. Some products have been linked with more than two dozen reported “adverse events” since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said. The company agreed to discontinue sales of the product, the FDA said.

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 20, 2023, to January 20, 2024. Of 74 people with information available, 18 have been hospitalized. Of the 362 patients with information available, 158 were hospitalized. 15, 2023, to Dec. Sixty-eight patients were hospitalized, and nine died.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The FDA and CDC continue investigating a multistate outbreak of E. 28 outbreak update from the FDA. Five patients have been hospitalized. In March 2023, the U.S. 9, 2023, but was canceled by the Consent Decree. In the meantime, they must “abide by the decisions of the FDA.” No deaths have been reported.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 27, 2024

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 15, 2023, to December 25, 2023. Of 362 people with information available, 158 (44%) were hospitalized. Sixty-one (61) individuals have been hospitalized. Among the 145 ill persons with available information on whether they were hospitalized, 143 (99%) were hospitalized.

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