Food Safety News - March 19, 2015 Wegmans Organic Walnut Halves & Pieces Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination

Wegmans Organic Walnut Halves & Pieces Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination By News Desk First Source LLC of Buffalo, NY, announced Wednesday that the company was recalling 3,276 plastic tubs (6 oz.) of Wegmans Organic Walnut Halves & Pieces because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled Wegmans Organic Walnut Halves & Pieces 6-oz. tubs were distributed to 85 Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia,... Continue Reading Update: Natural Grocers Recalls All Lots of Organic Garlic Powder for Potential Salmonella Contamination By News Desk (Update: According to a March 18, 2015, announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vitamin Cottage and Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc., a specialty retailer of organic and natural products, is expanding their recall of Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder to all lots as the product has the potential to be contaminated... Continue Reading New Mexico Legislature Lets Partial 'Ag-Gag' Bill Languish By News Desk A New Mexico bill requiring anyone making video or digital recordings of livestock injuries to submit the recording to law enforcement within 24 hours has been allowed to languish in the state Senate Judiciary Committee. New Mexico lawmakers leave for home on Saturday, meaning that Senate Bill 221 is almost certainly dead. The striking blow was a... Continue Reading The Importance of Food Traceability By William Fisher (This article was originally published here on March 17, 2015, and is reposted with permission.) So what is driving all the discussion about food traceability? And why is traceability suddenly so important? Traceability is most relevant when it comes to public health. Whether we are talking about food safety or food defense, emergency planning can... Continue Reading Idaho Cottage Food Bill Stalls Out This Session By News Desk Statewide standards for cottage food producers could be dead in Idaho for this year since that state’s legislature is headed for an early April adjournment. Opposition from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare may have derailed House Bill 187, which had won a "do pass" recommendation from the House Health and Welfare Committee. The... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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