Food Safety News - May 8, 2015 FDA Inspectors Report Long List of Problems at Blue Bell Plants

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FDA Inspectors Report Long List of Problems at Blue Bell Plants

By Cathy Siegner

Inspection teams from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported numerous problems after recent visits to three production facilities owned and operated by Blue Bell Creameries of Brenham, TX. The company announced April 20 that it was recalling all products (ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen desserts) manufactured at all of its plants after receiving positive Listeria... Continue Reading

Detwiler Interview: Food Safety from a Consumer Perspective

By James Andrews

Darin Detwiler, adjunct faculty at Northeastern University and Senior Policy Coordinator at STOP Foodborne Illness, sat down with Food Safety News at the 2015 Food Safety Summit in Baltimore, MD, last month to discuss food safety from a consumer perspective. Detwiler’s son, Riley, was one of four children who died in the 1993 Jack in... Continue Reading

TX Sanitarian: Restaurant Complaints Far Outweigh Foodborne Illness Cases

By News Desk

The number of actual foodborne illness cases that result from eating in local restaurants is much lower than the number of complaints that come in, according to a sanitarian with the Metropolitan Health District of the City of San Antonio. Steve Barscewski, sanitarian services manager for Metro Health, told KSAT-TV that actual illness cases make up about 1... Continue Reading

Responsible Antibiotics Use Standard Introduced for Chicken in School Lunches

By Lydia Zuraw

Starting next fall, U.S. schools will have a new option for the type of chicken they purchase for school lunches. School Food FOCUS (Food Options for Children in the United States) and The Pew Charitable Trusts worked together to create the new Certified Responsible Antibiotic Use (CRAU) standard which will be verified by the Department of Agriculture.... Continue Reading

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