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King Arthur Flour Inc. recalled all-purpose flour with wheat from ADM Milling Co. for possible E. coli, expanding health officials’ outbreak investigation linked to ADM flour.

Kroger recalled store-brand bags of frozen berries from its chain of grocery stores because the FDA found the hepatitis A virus in a blackberry sample.

Tyson Foods recalled about 190,000 pounds of frozen chicken fritters after three complaints from schools about hard plastic in the patties, the USDA says.

Deep Foods Inc. recalled Deep golden raisins in plastic bags of three sizes because they contain sulfites that weren’t listed on labels.

Johnsonville recalled about 95,000 pounds of jalapeño cheddar smoked sausages that may be contaminated with hard, green plastic.

ADM Milling and ALDI expanded a recall of all-purpose flour packaged for the grocery store because state health officials who tested a bag found an E. coli strain linked to an outbreak in multiple states.

Aurora Packing Company Inc. recalled about 62,000 pounds of raw beef products for possible E. coli, discovered during traceback from random sample testing by the USDA.

Unless your facility is a USDA shop, then it most likely falls under FSMA regulations, which for the vast majority of processors is the law of the land. If you haven’t yet been visited by FDA for an audit, it is past time to get ready for that inevitable moment. I asked Ib Elandaloussi (CAL), Food and Consumer Products Group with Burns and McDonnell to talk briefly about designing facility solutions to meet FSMA rules.