IAFP 2015: Taylor and Almanza Share the Same Stage in Portland By Dan Flynn  Tuesday’s schedule at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting in Portland, OR, featured the "Mike and Al Show” competing with lunch, but there still was a large crowd at the Oregon Convention Center to hear two of the nation's top food safety officials. Mike Taylor, Deputy FDA Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary... Continue Reading
How to Use the 'Best-By' Dates on Your Food By Lydia Zuraw  With food waste and ugly food making headlines again in recent weeks, we wanted to give you a reminder of what food date labels actually mean. The key takeaway is that a "best-by" or "sell-by" date is not an expiration date and doesn't necessarily mean that the safety of the food product declines after that... Continue Reading
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Import Alert on Tuesday about cilantro from the state of Puebla, Mexico, due to concerns about fecal contamination which investigators reportedly found in fields and in cleaning and processing facilities in that area. The alert affects cilantro being imported to the United States between April 1-Aug. 31,... 
In November 2014, health officials began investigating two concerning clusters of Listeria infections that seemed to be related. The two strains of bacteria had already killed at least five people and hospitalized a few dozen others by the time they got on the case, and they wanted to find the source and stop it as quickly as... 
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