As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the availability of the compliance guide for mobile slaughter units. The document presents recommendations and is not a regulatory requirement. FSIS will post this compliance guide on its Significant Guidance [...]
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Safety Reporting Portal expands FDA online Reporting
May 30th, 2010 by Tony
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched a new Web site for industry to report food safety problems or adverse events involving FDA-regulated foods and animal feeds, pet foods and pet treats, animal drugs, and human gene transfer research. The new site, called the Safety Reporting [...]
“No Silver Lining” for bisphenol A
May 30th, 2010 by Tony
The National Working Group for Safe Markets, a coalition of health and environmental groups, has published research called “No Silver Lining” and reports that it tested the food and beverage contents of 50 cans collected from 19 US states and Canada and found that the bisphenol A is a “routine contaminant” in canned food. Its [...]
Fresh Express Recalls Romaine based Salads
May 30th, 2010 by Tony
Fresh Express in Salinas, California a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an “S” in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall extends [...]
Difficulty in reducing high Acrylamide levels in Coffee
May 30th, 2010 by Tony
There is little that can be done to reduce the high levels of acrylamide in coffee and coffee substitutes according to Thomas Wezel, a senior scientist at the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements. One potential strategy for cutting acrylamide levels is to reduce either the sugar or the asparagine content. This can be done [...]