A California company has been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fully document any manufacturing changes it makes so that two Salmonella strains found in its pistachios and linked to a multistate
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FDA testing finds weed killer residue in honey, instant oatmeal
Testing for glyphosate residue at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Atlanta has found up to 1.67 parts per million (ppm) in certain instant oatmeal cereals and up to 121 nanograms per gram
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CA leafy greens audits reveal more compliance than citations
Hundreds of audits of California leafy greens operations during the 2015-2016 season found 99.5-percent compliance with industry food safety standards, according to the latest annual report from the Sacramento-based California Leafy Greens Products Handler Marketing
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Shigella infections hit record high in beleaguered Flint
Along with the highly publicized lead contamination of its water supply, Flint, MI, also bears the dubious distinction of having the highest number of Shigella cases in the state. The Genesee County Health Department has
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Feds say Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts appears over
A recent multistate outbreak of Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony infections linked to alfalfa sprouts appears to be over, according to a final update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [caption
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Cyclospora cases drop after FDA monitors Mexican cilantro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is linking its program to more closely monitor fresh Mexican cilantro to a drop in domestically acquired Cyclospora cayetanensis infections. According to a Sept. 19 update from the U.S.
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L.A. school garden closed after children sickened by mushroom
Several Los Angeles children were sickened last week after sampling a toxic mushroom growing in a community garden at their neighborhood school. At least two of them, including a 10-year-old boy, were taken to a
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In-store meals present more food safety challenges for retailers
Not too many years ago, you couldn’t walk into a supermarket and expect to buy prepared, ready-to-eat foods. Now, however, it’s common to find sushi, tacos, hot dogs and more complex dishes being served up
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Sushi outlets linked to Hawaii’s Hepatitis A outbreak cleared to reopen
The Hawaii State Department of Health has given the green light to Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai to reopen after they completed extensive sanitizing, disposed of potentially contaminated food items, and screened their
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Part 1: Protecting a diversified food chain
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a four-part series. Subsequent parts will post on the next three Mondays.)
Foodborne illnesses and food recalls seem to dominate the news these days. All across the globe
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