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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that will make it possible for food companies to label their products with a “non-ultra-processed certified” seal. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and received bipartisan support in the Assembly and Senate.
This year's outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 1,253 people were infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Altona, Enteritidis, Indiana, Infantis, Kedougou, Mbandaka, and Saintpaul. The sick peop
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to
More than half of the patients are younger than 5
At least 250 people have fallen sick at a school in the Czech Republic after eating in the cafeteria. The Prague Public Health Authority said the use of eggs past their shelf-life date and a likely failure to follow proper cooking procedures are factors behind the Salmonella outbreak. There
Ten people have been added to the patient count in a Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak from recalled broccoli sprouts traced to Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC. As of Sept. 24 there were 32 confirmed patients across six states. On Sept. 9 there were 22 patients across four states. This outbreak associated
Star Meat Delivery Inc. of Lucama, NC, is recalling 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that were produced without federal inspection and bearing labels with a fake USDA mark of inspection, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. As more
A separate outbreak occurred at a school
This story was originally published by KFF Health News . By Stephanie Armour The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and the recall of tens of
The FSA is also seeking views on revised listeriosis guidance
Among other things, EU rules state that antimicrobial medicinal products may not be used to promote growth or to increase yield.
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