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Tuna investigation

Food Safety

FDA advises tossing some tuna that supplier hasn’t recalled

Agency investigates about 4 dozen illnesses from scombrotoxin poisoning

Rose Shilling

November 18, 2019

Public health authorities are investigating 47 illnesses from scombrotoxin fish poisoning linked to yellowfin tuna that may have been sold fresh or frozen.

Regulatory Watch

FDA partners with leafy greens industry to enhance food safety

Sharon Spielman

Sharon Spielman

November 18, 2019

The FDA has launched an initiative to better understand the ecology of human pathogens in the environment in the Yuma agricultural region.

date labels

Manufacturing News

Much food waste comes from misinterpretation on product date labels

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

November 18, 2019

The proliferation of various forms of date labels is enough to cause consumers not to buy a product with a short “sell by” date, leaving it to be junked at the store—or tossed prematurely at home—when the product is still perfectly fine.

Regulatory Watch

FDA launches food safety dashboard

Sharon Spielman

Sharon Spielman

November 15, 2019

As the seven foundational rules of FSMA reach their compliance dates, the FDA has begun to track their impact on the food safety system.

Soybean mold recall

Food Safety

Natural Grocers soybeans recalled due to mold

Production suspended while investigators search for source

Rose Shilling

November 14, 2019

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets recalled Natural Grocers brand organic soybeans because they might have mold.

Tim Howell

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: November 2019

November 11, 2019

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: November 2019

November 11, 2019

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Rastelli ground beef recall

Food Safety

Recall: Raw, organic ground beef may contain plastic

Packages sold in 5 states

Rose Shilling

November 8, 2019

Rastelli Bros. Inc. recalled about 130,000 pounds of raw, organic ground beef that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA announced.

Chicken metal recall

Food Safety

Metal found in chicken causes recall of more than 2 million pounds

Simmons poultry went to institutional locations in 8 states

Rose Shilling

November 7, 2019

Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. recalled about 2 million pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with metal, the USDA announced.

Ground beef salmonella outbreak

Food Safety

Ground beef likely source of multistate salmonella outbreak with severe illnesses

No single source found; strain showed up in samples from slaughter and processing facilities

Rose Shilling

November 5, 2019

Public health investigators have not identified a common supplier of ground beef that’s the likely source of a salmonella outbreak in six states.

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