Bill Marler

MARCH 2, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are now 468 patients spread across 44 states. The FDA has confirmed that lead chromate is the source of lead and chromium in cinnamon applesauce marketed for children and imported from Ecuador. Leaders at the FDA continue to believe the contamination was intentional. The Food and Drug Administration had already confirmed that applesauce samples had as much as 2,000 times the amount of lead considered safe.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 2, 2024

Late Friday, a state judge gave Pennsylvania farmer Amos Miller an easy exit ramp to his dispute with the Agriculture Department. Judge Thomas Sponaugle’s March 1 order says that all Miller must do to resolve his legal troubles is apply for a state raw milk permit and commit to the testing and documentation routinely practiced by the 114 raw milk dairies that already legally operate in Pennsylvania.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 2, 2024

Summer sausage, kielbasa, bologna, bratwurst: The list goes on and on. There are so many varieties of sausage. How long can you store them — and where? Are they fully cooked or not? The following background information will answer these questions and others. Use the chart as a guideline for safe storage. Types of sausages Sausages are either uncooked or ready-to-eat.

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