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

Bill Marler

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). We expect what we purchase will be safe to eat, especially when it comes to healthy foods like spinach.

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Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)

Bill Marler

So, why not use the authority granted under the FSMA and use the FDA’s mandatory recall authority? See, Questions and Answers Regarding Mandatory Food Recalls: Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff. FDA Advisory. Of the 19 samples that were positive for Listeria monocytogenes, five were collected from food contact surfaces.

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Blue Bell hit with $17,250,000 Criminal Fine

Bill Marler

million fine and forfeiture amount is the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case. American consumers must be able to trust that the foods they purchase are safe to eat,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The

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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. Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies – Wednesday, May 25 at 11am , House Energy and Commerce Committee. COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS.

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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

Food Safety News

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. A Yiannas-Mayne rift was reported in 2022 that was so serious that they’d even argue about how food outbreaks should be investigated. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. food supply.

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The Foundation of Food Safety: Addressing Glove Selection & Implementation

Food Safety Tech

The review in the July 2024 Journal of Food Protection , “Potential for Glove Risk Amplification via Direct Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Contamination,” sheds light on critical issues within the glove manufacturing industry and their implications for food safety.

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FDA issues warning about LittleOak infant formula

Food Safety News

The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers about two varieties of LittleOak infant formulas that the company is currently recalling. The products have been sold in the United States illegally because the company has not submitted the required premarket notification to the Food and Drug Administration.

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