
Jim Jones Resigns from FDA, Citing ‘Indiscriminate’ Layoffs
Eighty-nine staffers in the agency’s food division were laid off over the weekend, according to Jones, who served as FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods.
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WHO Appoints Director of Department of Nutrition and Food Safety
Dr. Luz María De Regil is an epidemiologist with 20 years of experience in the public, private, non-for-profit and intergovernmental sectors.
WHO, Nanyang Technological University Singapore to Host Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop
The workshop, New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Future Food Safety Risk Assessment, will be held June 18-20 in Singapore.
New CDC Report Says Bird Flu Spread Undetected in Veterinarians
A September 2024 serosurvey of 150 bovine veterinary practitioners in the U.S. and Canada revealed that three had unknowingly contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza without developing any symptoms, according to the CDC.
TAG Opens Registration for Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual Version 2 Training Courses
FSMA requires that facilities subject to the PCHF rule have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual.
Ohio Reports First Human Case of Bird Flu
An adult male Mercer County farm worker who was in contact with deceased commercial poultry was infected with the virus.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Meat and Poultry Pasties Due to Misbranding, Undeclared Allergen
The products were produced using an egg wash that is not declared on the product label.
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The Pulse: Upcoming Food Safety Industry Events
From next week's Food Safety Summit, to IAFP and IFT First later in the summer, industry events are gearing up. But readers have mixed feelings about attending in person, and most would prefer a virtual option.
FDA Recalls
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Naturipe Value Added Fresh LLC Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Wheat & Eggs In "Berry Buddies, Berries & Pancakes" Lot # 1097901
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Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company, LLC Issues a Product Recall on Undeclared Almonds in Mauna Loa Milk Chocolate Covered Macadamias (1oz) Pouches
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JE Bakery 2019 LLC DBA Broadway Bakery Issues Allergy Alert for Mislabeled Raisin Bran Muffin 6 Count Due to Undeclared Walnuts
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Common Sense Soap Recalls Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
USDA Recalls
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Common Sense Soap Recalls Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Pasties Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
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DJ’s Boudain LLC Recalls Sausage Link Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
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Foreign Object Recalls Climb. Here's How to Help Them Decline.
Foreign material presence can occur at any step of the food chain due to a variety of reasons.
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Famoso Nut Company Cracks the Code on Food Safety
At Famoso Nut Company in McFarland, Calif., the quantity of almonds processed each year is high — and so is the quality. The hulling, shelling and packing facility has cracked the code on running 40 million pounds of almonds through its system annually while keeping food safety and quality at the forefront of its procedures.