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The FDA is conducting just half the food safety inspections it did three years ago, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
"We have a food safety crisis on the horizon," said Michael Doyle, director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia.
The cuts by the Food and Drug Administration come despite a barrage
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is joining other state and federal agencies in warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter, due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee, a bacterium that causes foodborne illness.
The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut
Statement of Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety: Risk-Based Inspection at Processing Establishments
"With the announcement of a tentative timetable for the implementation of a more robust risk-based inspection system in processing establishments, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is once again demonstrating its determination and commitment to a transparent
The outbreak, which started last August and has since sickened close to 300 people, has been linked to a ConAgra plant in Sylvester, Ga. Any jar that includes the code "2111" was made at that plant and should be discarded or returned to the store where it was purchased. Giant stores and Wal-Mart confirm they
Medical News Today reports that a new type of protein discovered by Queen’s University researchers may be useful in developing treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as those that cause food poisoning and typhoid.
By solving the structure and activity of the protein – called YihE or RdoA – a team of professors and students from
Here is an update from the FDA site about the peanut butter salmonella outbreak.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified 290 people from 39 states who have gotten sick from Salmonella Tennessee, the Salmonella type associated with this outbreak. Forty six (46) patients are known to have been hospitalized and there
Second lawsuit filed by victims of national Salmonella outbreak traced to peanut butter
A New York family filed suit against ConAgra this afternoon in United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that filed a similar lawsuit on behalf of a
Marler Clark is investigating potential Salmonella claims on behalf of 150 families who have contacted us in regards to the Salmonella outbreak that was traced to contaminated peanut butter (see the Salmonella blog for more information about hte outbreak.
What to do if you became ill with Salmonella food poisoning after eating peanut butter:
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Salmonella outbreaks in Kane County, Illinois, and Cochise County, Arizona, are perplexing health officials, who are trying to trace the outbreaks to their sources. The Courier News reported on the Kane County outbreak:
Health department officials are working to create awareness of this specific form of salmonella. They also are attempting to identify the
From a USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recall notification:
ConAgra Foods, Inc., a Milton, Pa., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 402,623 pounds of pasta and meatball meals due to possible underprocessing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following product is subject to recall:
* 36.6-ounce cartons
ConAgra Foods, Inc., a Milton, Pa., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 402,623 pounds of pasta and meatball meals due to possible underprocessing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.