The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The Food and Drug Administration will issue public health advisories for outbreak investigations that result in “specific, actionable steps for…
PHOENIX — If there was one thing to take away from Tuesday’s session on the food safety concerns of plant-based ‘meat,” it’s that it’s not meat and can’t be approached in exactly the same way. The session “Novel Foods, Novel Challenges: Food Safety Concerns in Plant-based, Cell-Cultured, and ‘Clean Label’ Products” at the IAFP 2021…
Washington state has initiated a recall of live oysters harvested from the Samish Bay growing area in the Puget Sound area. The recall is in response to multiple cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses associated with oysters harvested in the area. The outbreak has already surpassed the highest number of cases ever recorded by the state…
Choosing the best foundations for oily skin comes with its little challenges: When your face is already greasy and shiny, you don’t want to add anything to your T-zone that’s going to enhance the sheen you’ve got going on. Then there’s the question of how long it’ll hold up in heat and humidity. You may…
You may know Elizabeth Banks best from the Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect franchises. But she’s also intent on using her public platform to raise awareness about reproductive health. In 2019 the actor, producer, and director became chair of the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Creative Council. She’s been open about her infertility and feeling judged…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans not to take veterinary formulations of a drug called ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Ivermectin can be used to treat parasites in animals like cows and horses, but it is not an anti-viral drug and is not approved to treat or prevent the novel coronavirus. However, thanks…
If your greatest dream in life is to achieve true happiness, then you should know that there are several things you…
California carrot giant Grimmway Farms is recalling several varieties of baby and shredded carrots after a test showed possible Salmonella contamination. Organic and conventional products are implicated. “The recall was initiated as a result of a routine, internal company test,” said Grimmway Farms President and CEO Jeff Huckaby. “The health of our customers and the…
More than 15,000 tons of food and drink worth $60 million has been seized globally in operations targeting fake and potentially dangerous products. Operation Opson X involved 72 countries between December 2020 and June 2021. The annual drive is coordinated by Interpol and Europol and featured police, customs, national food regulatory authorities and private sector companies.…
The FDA has initiated traceback efforts in an investigation of an E. coli outbreak and updated the patient toll in a Cyclospora outbreak. The agency did not name a commodity in the traceback announcement related to the E. Coli outbreak. A checkmark in the traceback column on the Food and Drug Administration’s weekly outbreak table…
