The Food and Drug Administration knows the names and locations of supermarkets and other retailers which sold Maradol papayas that are contaminated with Salmonella and that are the subject of a nationwide recall.
But the agency is suppressing public release of that list of retailers—even after a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the
La Nica Products, Inc. is recalling 6,000 pounds of white cheese with the names “Quesos de la Costa,” “Queso Duro Blando,” and “Hard Soft Cheese.”
The cheese was sold in one pound opaque plastic bags with an expiration date of August 31, 2017.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, a sampling of the cheese
ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., today pleaded guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge alleging the shipment of contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006 through 2007 nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis, or salmonella poisoning, the Department of Justice announced today. Following its guilty plea, the company was sentenced to pay an
If the Smooties do not get you, the employee will!
Anyone who ate at the Tropical Smoothie Café in Gainesville beween July 28 and Aug. 18 may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to the Prince William Health Department.
An employee of the restaurant at 8069 Stonewall Shops Square was diagnosed this week with
Data Sharing Plan Will Promote Transparency for Consumers and Further Improve Food Safety at Meat and Poultry Facilities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it will soon begin sharing new levels of food safety data specific to slaughter and processing facilities in the United States, on
Over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has instituted some of the most significant updates to our country’s food safety system since the 1950s, leading to a 12 percent drop in foodborne illness associated with meat, poultry and processed egg products from 2009 to 2015.
A new USDA analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) import refusals report reveals that from 2005 to 2013 the FDA rejected nearly 18,000 imported seafood shipments because they were unfit for human consumption.
According to the FDA, these shipments were refused entry into the United States for containing unsafe levels of “filth,” veterinary
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a rule finalizing three previously-issued interim final rules designed to further reduce the potential risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as “mad cow disease,” in human food.
The final rule provides definitions for prohibited cattle materials and prohibits their use in human food, dietary
New Standards to Help Prevent an Estimated 50,000 Illnesses Annually
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products, as well as in raw chicken breasts, legs, and