FoodSafetyNews
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Growth of cage-free eggs may be paused while producers deal with shortages and high prices
The B2B WATT Poultry is out with its 2023 special issue of the egg industry. It is a source of hard-to-find market data about the egg...
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USDA FSIS issues public health alert over fish cutlet products produced without federal inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because A & S Produce Inc., of...
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Alfalfa sprouts recalled after FDA testing finds E.coli
Fullei Fresh is recalling Alfalfa Sprouts after FDA testing finds Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC.) According to the recall, it is a...
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FDA closes investigation of patients infected with Salmonella; no cause found
The Food and Drug Administration has closed its investigation of an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Typhimurium that sickened more than 250...
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The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the U.S.
The USDA’s Foreign Audit Reports for Japan and Israel have been released during the past week. Japan’s food safety systems for raw intact beef...
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Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children
Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department. What was...
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Challenges to growing animal welfare restrictions found ‘largely unsuccessful’
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reports that since 2002, 14 states have enacted laws governing their animal agricultural industries’...
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Irish oysters blocked in Hong Kong; beef exports to China resume
Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to...
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Two Salmonella outbreaks linked to chicken in Australia
Two Salmonella outbreaks have been found to be associated with kebab shops in an Australian state with people falling sick in 2021 and 2022,...
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Frozen macarons sold at Sam’s Club recalled because of plastic in product
Sublime Desserts Inc, of Saint-Laurent, Canada, is recalling 148,800 units of Members Mark Holiday Macarons because of potential contamination by...