Reports of injuries have led Conagra Brands to recall certain lots of frozen Birds Eye broccoli tots because of small rocks and metal fragments in the product. “Conagra has received two reports to date of injury — dental damage — associated with the recalled product,” according to the company recall notice posted by the Food…
The FDA is investigating a new Salmonella outbreak and continues to work on ongoing outbreaks, according to a new report from the agency. Very few details are available on the new Salmonella outbreak, which has sickened at least 19 people, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency did not report…
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CONTRIBUTED David Vasquez, supervisory consumer safety inspector (SCSI) at Establishment (Est.) M675 in Hereford, Texas, has been with FSIS for 28 years. He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI), 4 consumer safety inspectors (CSI) and 2 intermittent FIs. He also juggles a variety of tasks. He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI), 4 consumer safety inspectors (CSI)…
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company…
Editor’s note: This was originally posted on FreshPlaza.com and is republished here with permission from the author, Astrid Van Den Broek Red, white and yellow onions. Garden salad. Bean sprouts. Parsley. These are just some of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-posted recalls seen this fall. But as one food safety expert says, if it…
Recalls happen in the U.S. almost daily. Most consumers know not to eat or drink the recalled products and to throw them out, but one thing that’s easy to forget about is cross-contamination. Products that have been recalled often have been placed in consumers’ refrigerators, on their counters or in their cupboards. This means that…
The percentage of chicken sold at smaller retailers that is contaminated with high levels of Campylobacter remains above a Food Standards Agency target. A UK-wide survey sampled 1,008 chickens from August 2019 to October 2020. It looked at levels of Campylobacter on whole fresh retail chickens from independent shops, butchers and smaller chains such as…
Opinion Some, I am sure, are a bit tired of my ranting about the FSIS doing its job and deeming Salmonella that causes human illness an adulterant in meat. Fact, after E. coli O157:H7 was deemed an adulterant in ground beef in 1994, it took about a decade for E. coli illness cases to drop.…
Making it through this pandemic has not only been about making good public health choices, like wearing masks, socially distancing, and vaccinations. It’s also been about having tough conversations with our friends and family. But considering some 30% of adults aren’t yet fully vaccinated, there’s a good chance you’re still having some of those tough…
