Articles Tagged with ''salmonella''

The rate of six recalls per day was double that of the previous quarter.

Most illnesses have been in Michigan.

The peanut producer, linked to a Salmonella outbreak, will be operational again soon.

FDA uses its power to suspend under the FSMA for the first time.

US Sunland recalls 200-plus batches

Reported earlier in FE’s Tech Flash e-newsletter, the recent Salmonella Bredeney outbreak has sickened a total of 35 people in 19 states, and has been attributed to peanut butter—and potentially other nut butters—from Sunland Inc. (Portales, NM).

The Center for Science in the Public Interest says FDA has not been keeping up with implementing FSMA rules.

The infections have been linked to cantaloupes from a southwestern Indiana farm, but the name of the farm wasn’t made public until August 22. Some industry experts questioned the late notice.

Allowing food processors to conduct food safety testing at their own facilities, the InstantLabs Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit is certified as AOAC performance-tested for identifying Salmonella in whole chicken, ground chicken, ground beef and lettuce.

Genetic code sequencing of 100,000 food pathogens will help identify causes of outbreaks.