Just days after the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a major study showing serious foodborne bacteria was found in ice cream production plants across 32 states, including New York, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is making the case for critical strengthening with robust federal investments into the FDA’s food safety program that can help
FDA Sampling Fresh Herbs, Guacamole and Processed Avocado
April 4, 2019
As of January 1, 2019, the FDA has tested 747 fresh herb samples (441 domestic, 306 import), and 526 processed avocado or guacamole samples (435 domestic, 91 import). Of the fresh herb samples, nine tested positive for Salmonella (4 domestic, 5 import), and six tested positive for Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC),
Another McDonald’s with a Hepatitis A problem – Vaccinations?
Public Service Announcement from the owner of the local McDonald’s Restaurant in Lancaster, KY. This concerns an employee who was diagnosed with Hepatitis A, but is not currently providing services at the establishment. Although outbreaks from food or water exposure are not common, if you ate at the restaurant during the dates listed in the
DeLauro Statement on Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Turkey
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) response to the ongoing antibiotic resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey products, which has caused more than 160 illnesses and one death across 35 states.
“The public entrusts the USDA to keep our nation’s meat and poultry
Nation’s Top Food Safety Law Firm commends FDA’s New Transparency Commitment
SEATTLE, Washington – Marler Clark, the food safety law firm, commends the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent statement committing to disclose retailer information to improve consumer safety. This commitment to transparency is especially important where the source of the specific contaminated product is not easily identifiable to consumers, as in the recent Romaine lettuce
Salmon Spread recall over Listeria worry
Superior Foods Company located in Kentwood, Michigan is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Smoked Salmon Spreads (487 lbs.) that were produced on March 26, 2018. This voluntary action is being undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Listeria monocytogenes was identified through
FDA Orders Vulto to NOT make Cheese
A New York raw milk cheese company whose products were linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) has been ordered by a federal court not to manufacture its ready-to-eat aged soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses until it complies with food safety regulations.
On March 30, 2018, the U.S. District Court
Michigan Hit Hard by Hepatitis A
Saginaw County has joined a growing number of counties affected by an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in southeast Michigan that has hospitalized hundreds and killed more than two dozen.
Officials with the Saginaw County Department of Public Health announced there have been two confirmed cases of the disease in Saginaw County linked to the outbreak.
Hepatitis A Shots Available in Arkansas
Clay County and Arkansas health officials will be hosting a series of walk-in clinics over the next few days to give vaccinations to people who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A while eating at a local restaurant last month.
According to the Arkansas Department of Health, the clinics will be held:
- Feb. 16, from
Vaccinating Food Service Workers Makes Good “Cents”
At least 4 to 5 people have been stricken by hepatitis A and over 3,000 have been forced to take blood tests, and/or a hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin after dining at Bartaco in Port Chester New York. My strong suspicion is that the owners of Bartaco wish they had employees who had been