USDA food safety leaders

By Dan Flynn on Aug 29, 2019 12:05 am Business establishments it regulates, foreign trade partners, and academic and educational organizations were among those outside the federal government who met with USDA’s food safety executives so far this summer. The public calendar from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows meetings held by the under secretary and... Continue Reading

   

Israel issues adulterated alcohol warning following deaths

By News Desk on Aug 29, 2019 12:04 am At least 13 people have died in Israel since the start of 2018 because of methanol poisoning from alcohol, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. The agency reported these were only incidents examined in labs, so the actual number is estimated to be significantly higher. Methanol in small amounts is common in alcohol. But,... Continue Reading

   

Border checks and import alerts for produce, shrimp, other foods

By News Desk on Aug 29, 2019 12:01 am The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full alerts. Import Alert Description URL... Continue Reading

   

Storage and cooking temperature at fault for Salmonella outbreaks

By News Desk on Aug 29, 2019 12:00 am Almost 50 people fell ill in two Salmonella outbreaks in Hong Kong in May and June. The two food poisoning outbreaks involved seven and 40 victims, respectively, and were related to consumption of soft-scrambled eggs. Patients suffered abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and fever after eating the undercooked scrambled eggs with either rice and pasta and some... Continue Reading

   

Tree nut allergen requires chicken salad recall in Texas

By News Desk on Aug 28, 2019 04:18 pm San Antonio-based Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. has recalled 1,913 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad because of misbranding and undeclared nuts, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product contains pecans, which are tree nuts and a known allergen. The nuts are not declared on the label as... Continue Reading