Long-awaited checks on imports from Europe by the United Kingdom and World Food Safety Day are among the highlights for the coming year.
2024 marks 45 years since the launch…
Continue Reading Looking ahead into 2024: UK import checks and companies facing court dates
The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now reporting a total…
Continue Reading More children identified in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce
The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) has released most of the details for its 128th Annual Educational Conference. The June 9-12 event is scheduled to be held in…
Continue Reading AFDO’s 2024 conference set for Grand Rapids
The European Commission’s health and safety division has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on milk and dairy products in Austria and Slovakia.
A DG Sante audit in…
Continue Reading DG Sante audits show Austria, Slovakia can improve raw milk controls
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The sad thing about doing this kind of work for over 30 years is that my memory still functions and I recall too much.
On New Years…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Remembering another Valley Meats E. coli recall
Public health officials in Minnesota are warning the public to not eat Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler that contain prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa because of Salmonella contamination.
The implicated…
Continue Reading Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination
Mead Johnson Nutrition (Canada) Co is recalling certain Enfamil brand Nutramigen A+ LGG Hypoallergenic (infant formula) from the marketplace because of possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.
Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) also…
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Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is recalling select batches of Enfamil brand Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8…
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Those well-funded animal activists ran a marathon ending Jan. 1 with full implementation of California’s Proposition 12. The first day of 2024 marks the successful end to more than six…
Continue Reading California’s Prop 12 is now the law of the land
Program Analyst Cedric “Ced” Hardy proudly retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving for 20 years. He followed his military service with a 20-year executive career in the private…
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Cedric Hardy of the FSIS