The latest news from the agricultural sector
2023-11-20
FDA sends warning over import violations to food firm in New York and pet food firm in Minnesota
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not Read more
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2023-11-20
FSA assesses risk of norovirus from oysters
Scientists at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have looked at the key topics to consider when dealing with norovirus outbreaks linked to oysters. Read more
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2023-11-20
Preventing foodborne illnesses can help keep super bugs at bay
Encouraging news about progress in the ongoing battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is highlighted in a landmark report recently released by the Read more
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2023-11-19
Almost 70 freshcut fruit products, including cantaloupe, recalled in connection to outbreak
Canadian officials have ordered the recall of dozens of freshcut fruit products in connection with an outbreak of Salmonella infections. The 69 products Read more
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2023-11-19
Consumer complaint of foreign object leads to recall of ground beef products
Skyline Provisions Inc. of Harvey, IL, is recalling 5,620 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with a foreign object, the U.S. Read more
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2023-11-19
Rice noodles behind Bacillus cereus outbreak in China
A large outbreak with almost 200 cases in China was caused by poor hygiene at the producer and inadequate food storage at schools, according to a recent Read more
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2023-11-18
Almost 3 dozen children now included in lead poisoning outbreak traced to applesauce
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the number of children sickened by lead in imported applesauce products has grown from 22 to 34 in the past Read more
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2023-11-18
EU Commission to renew glyphosate approval after vote deadlock
The European Commission is to renew the approval of glyphosate for another 10 years. Member states did not reach the required qualified majority to renew Read more
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2023-11-18
New infections from Listeria linked to fresh peaches, nectarines and plums
A new outbreak of infections from Listeria has sparked a recall of whole, fresh peaches, plums and nectarines. The recall implicates 12 fresh fruits sold Read more
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2023-11-17
Q3 recalls: FDA down, FSIS up
With the most comprehensive worldwide recall tracking, Sedgwick is out with its statistics for 2023’s third quarter. While it covers all sorts of recalls Read more
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2023-11-17
Latvia finds tons of expired food products in warehouse
Latvian authorities have discovered about 18 tons of food products in a warehouse with expired or changed shelf life dates. The Food and Veterinary Read more
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2023-11-17
More cantaloupes recalled because of Salmonella contamination
An Arizona company has expanded its recall of fresh cantaloupe to include more melons after testing has shown contamination with Salmonella. The Malichita Read more
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