On March 16, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested processed avocado and guacamole from November 2017 to September 2019. The assignment sought to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in processed avocado and guacamole as part of the FDA’s ongoing effort
Ready-to-Eat (RTE) chicken salad recalled due to plastic pieces
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad product containing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated salad dressing that has been recalled by the producer due to concerns that the salad dressing may contain hard plastic. FSIS is issuing
Justice Department Files Complaint to Stop Seafood Processor from Distributing Adulterated Seafood Products
The United States filed a complaint to stop a seafood processor in Monroe, Washington, from processing and selling adulterated seafood products, the Justice Department announced today.
In a civil complaint for permanent injunction filed March 9 at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States alleged that Diane Zollinger, through
IFT: The Food Safety Imperative: Talking with Attorney Bill Marler
First published in IFT’s Food Technology Magazine
The influences that have shaped leading foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler’s work and what he considers the most pressing current foodborne illness issues.
The massive 1993 E. coli outbreak linked to Jack in the Box burgers was a turning point for both food safety in the United States
Family Dollar distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas alive with live rodents, dead rodents in various states of decay, rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting and rodent odors throughout the facility, dead birds and bird droppings
Following a consumer complaint, the FDA began an investigation of the Family Dollar distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, in January 2022. Family Dollar ceased distribution of products within days of the FDA inspection team’s arrival on-site and the inspection concluded on Feb. 11. Conditions observed during the inspection included live rodents, dead rodents in
Salted Plums with lead recalled
Rojas Inc., Los Angeles, CA is recalling PLAIN DRIED SALTED PLUMS in 0.5oz packages because it has the potential to have elevated levels of lead.
Lead is a toxic substance present in our environment in small amounts and everyone is exposed to some lead from daily actions such as inhaling dust, eating food, or drinking
Going viral – Six things this food safety expert won’t eat
in 2016 I was speaking with the good people at BottomLineHealth about the “Six things this food safety expert won’t eat,” (no longer a site, but reprinted here), and I was as surprised as my daughters at how viral (or, is that bacterial?) the list went. It now has been around the globe on
Noodles in South Africa possible link to the deaths of three children – Updated – Howe instant noodles implicated
Dispatch Live reports that the National Consumer Commission (NCC) says it is investigating Grandisync CC, the supplier of Howe Instant Noodles, after finding “reasonable suspicion” that it supplied unsafe goods that posed a potential health risk.
Acting NCC commissioner Thezi Mabuza said: “The NCC has commissioned an investigation against Grandisync CC, who is a supplier
Cockroach infestation shuts Lahaina Sports Bar
The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Lahaina Sports Bar, located at 843 Wainee St., due to a cockroach infestation. Both adult and juvenile cockroach activity was observed.
The food establishment, operated by Lahaina Café, LLC, received the red placard on December 2, 2021
Salmonella or Aspergillus in Marijuana causes Arizona recall
Voluntary Recall of Certain Marijuana Products Due to Possible Salmonella or Aspergillus Contamination
PHOENIX — Multiple Arizona marijuana establishments and dispensaries are initiating a voluntary recall of specific marijuana products due to possible contamination with Salmonella or Aspergillus. See below for a table with the product, lot numbers, product names it was sold under, and