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FDA Relaxes Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Requirements for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers During COVID-19 Emergency

Modern Restaurant Management

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two temporary food labeling guidance documents that attempt to balance industry supply and demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The relaxed requirements do not apply to food served by restaurants in the regular course of business. Menu Labeling Requirements.

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What’s in Your Glove?

Food Safety Tech

In the food processing and food service industry, glove wearing is meant to protect, not infect. A good proportion of the gloves are destined for a substantial proportion of the 700,000 workers in meat and poultry processing and fresh produce sectors, as well as a proportion of the 14 million workers in the food service sector.

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Hard-Boiled Eggs Link in Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

Bill Marler

Three of these people reported eating hard-boiled eggs in deli salads purchased from grocery stores and in salads eaten at restaurants. FDA reports that these samples were taken during a routine inspection of the Almark Foods facility. These products were packaged in plastic pails for use nationwide by food service operators.

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Listeria Outbreak linked to Sun Hong Foods mushrooms has been reported from Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia

Bill Marler

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development collected mushrooms for testing from a grocery store where an ill person purchased enoki mushrooms. These mushrooms are labeled as “Product of Korea” and were distributed by Sun Hong Foods, Inc. On March 9, 2020, Sun Hong Foods, Inc.

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FDA Provides Update on E. coli STEC Outbreak Associated with Onions

Penn State Food Safety Blog

FDA provided an update on the E.coli STEC linked to onions served on fast food chain hamburgers. FDA provided this about the investigation - "At this time, one FDA sample of recalled onions has tested positive for E. Food service customers who were impacted have been contacted directly.

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Recently harvested oysters from Mexico may be giving Norovirus to California consumers

Food Safety News

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning restaurants and food retailers in California that have recently purchased oysters from Sociedad Acuicola GolPac (MX 06 SP) harvested from Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico on 12/18/2023 or 12/27/2023. Anyone who becomes severely dehydrated should call a healthcare provider.

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FDA Advisory Issued for Clams Harvested from Unapproved Waters

Penn State Food Safety Blog

FDA issued an advisory about not consuming Red’s Best chopped clams that were likely harvested from prohibited waters in MA on 11/25/2023 and 11/26/2023. The FDA is awaiting further information on distribution of the chopped clams and will continue to monitor the investigation and provide assistance to state authorities as needed.

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