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Romaine Lettuce

FDA: It’s safe to eat romaine again

Agency says all the lettuce involved in the outbreak is probably no longer on store shelves or in restaurants.

May 20, 2018

It is unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region is still available in stores or restaurants due to its 21-day shelf life.

Romaine Lettuce

FDA links farm to romaine lettuce E.Coli outbreak

Most of the illnesses in this outbreak are not linked to romaine lettuce from this farm though

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2018

FDA has not determined where in the supply chain the contamination occurred, and it is not the cause of the whole E.coli outbreak.

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Manufacturing News

Common causes of foodborne illnesses identified

Report details most common causes of foodborne illnesses

March 11, 2018

The Interagency Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC), a joint effort between the USDA, FDA and CDC, has come out with its findings of the causes of foodborne illnesses in 2013.

The impact of Peanut Corporation of America's criminal convictions

The sentences doled out to the company execs are the largest in any food safety case on record.

Debra Schug

February 16, 2018

Why food and beverage companies and executives should ensure that food safety is a part of their corporate culture.

Two outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to raw, frozen, stuffed chicken

Salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts

August 17, 2016

The CDC, in conjunction with several state health agencies and FDA, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony infections.

Foodborne Illness

IBM STUDY: Grocery scanner data can speed foodborne illness outbreak investigations

Study shows that Big Data and analytics can help identify potential sources of contamination.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

IBM Research – Almaden has found that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations.

Food safety alert: Listeria outbreak linked to raw milk

Jeremy Gerrard

March 21, 2016

A multistate Listeriosis outbreak under investigation by the CDC for nearly two years has been linked to raw milk produced in Pennsylvania.

E. coli outbreaks shake up Chipotle, Costco

E. coli outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts

Jeremy Gerrard

February 29, 2016

A second outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts is under investigation by state and federal health officials after infecting nine people in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts

Jeremy Gerrard

February 24, 2016

The CDC, along with FDA and state and local officials, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Muenchen illnesses linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by a Kansas company.

General Mills recalls Cascadian Farm green beans due to listeria

Dole pulls packaged salads after listeria outbreak

Jeremy Gerrard

January 25, 2016

Packaged salads produced at a Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. facility in Ohio have been linked to a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

Ferrero to Acquire WK Kellogg Co for $3.1B

PepsiCo and Cargill Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Agriculture

Mars, Inc. to Invest $2B in U.S. Manufacturing through 2026

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