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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

Modern Restaurant Management

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. One-third of all food in the U.S.

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A Salmonella, Hepatitis A and E. coli weekend

Bill Marler

Based on available traceback data, the FDA requested that industry voluntarily withdraw romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California from the market and is requesting that the industry withhold distribution of romaine for the remainder of the growing season in Salinas. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 24 to November 18.

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Law360 Bill Marler and COVID-19

Bill Marler

Law360 : Prominent food safety plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Marler of Marler Clark LLP, who has been representing victims of foodborne illnesses since the early 1990s, recently spoke with Law360 about practicing remotely from his home on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound and about food safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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More settlements reached in 2018 E. coli outbreak linked to Yuma romaine lettuce

Bill Marler

The FDA and state and local regulatory officials traced the romaine lettuce to 23 farms and 36 fields in the Yuma growing region. The FDA, along with CDC and state partners, started an environmental assessment in the Yuma growing region and collected samples of water, soil, and manure. WGS showed that the E. What makes E.

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Gift a Plate and Ambient Restaurant Sounds Playlist

Modern Restaurant Management

” Targeting police precincts, fire stations, hospitals, nursing homes, testing sites, shelters, UPS branches, and more, Wahlburgers has committed to donating thousands of warm meals to support those battling and greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in these markets as part of their #WhateverYouNeed program.

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FDA Cites Bakery for Preventive Control and GMP Issues

Penn State Food Safety Blog

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Mena Food Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL, after inspecting the facility which manufactures ready-to eat (RTE) bakery products including breads, cakes, and pastries. The issues seen here are things that have been previously cited with other bakery operations, as well as other operations producing RTE foods.

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