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Cantaloupe-related outbreaks encore
The latest battle in the food safety war involves cantaloupe, both whole and precut. As of Friday, November 24, the...
Food Safety attorney Bill Marler calls for import restrictions on Mexican Cantaloupe
SEATTLE, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — “Since last week the U.S. and Canadian health officials reported 162 people with Salmonella, including 62 hospitalized...
Deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes expands
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this update November 24, 2023: Fast FactsIllnesses: 99 (56 new)Hospitalizations: 45 (28...
FDA investigates Listeria outbreak for peaches, plums, and nectarines
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, November 21, 2023: Product: Recalled conventional (non-organic) peaches, plums, and nectarines sold in...
HMC Farms voluntarily recalls whole peaches, plums, and nectarines due to Listeria risk
Company Announcement: November 17, 2023 – The HMC Group Marketing, Inc. BB #:129161, which does business as HMC Farms, is...
Trufresh expands cantaloupe recall
For Immediate Release, November 15, 2023 SOFIA PRODUCE, LLC, of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” BB...
Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Co. recalls cantaloupe due to potential Salmonella
The FDA released this company announcement November 14, 2023 Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company BB #:102414, located in Oklahoma City,...
Deputy commissioner discusses new FDA plans
The notorious contamination of infant formula over the winter of 2021-22 was a scandal not only for Abbot Nutrition, the...
Trufresh recalls cantaloupe due to possible Salmonella risk
Company Announcement: Sofia Produce, LLC, BB #:279467 of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” is recalling all...
Equitable Food Initiative announces new hires
WASHINGTON, November 8, 2023 – Equitable Food Initiative, BB #:385632 the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers,...
New guidelines issued for CEA safety
On November 8, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 devoted its weekly Virtual Town Hall to food safety...
AFF refreshes Safefruitsandveggies Website
The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) safefruitsandveggies website has been updated and refreshed to improve user experience and access...
FDA forms food safety coalition
Another step has been taken in the steep uphill climb to getting the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
Cyclospora committee releases final report
Washington, D.C. and Newark, De. – Following a robust conversation at a public meeting in May, the National Advisory Committee...
FDA investigates illnesses linked to diced onion recall
October 24, 2023 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in...
Baker Farms voluntarily recalls Kroger brand bagged collard greens due to possible Listeria
The FDA released this company announcement October 20, 2023: October 20, 2023 – Baker Farms BB #:153823 of Norman Park,...
Gills Onions recalls diced onion products because of possible Salmonella risk
FDA released this company announcement October 23, 2023: October 23, 2023 – Gills Onions BB #:113044 of Oxnard, CA is...
An unsettling look at restaurant food safety
Years ago, I was teaching philosophy at a community college in western Massachusetts. Most of the students were blue-collar and...
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