Tumultuous Year for Eggs Might Next See Biosecurity Review By Dan Flynn  The 3-day International Poultry Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta concludes today. The annual event sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association comes after a tumultuous year that left the industry’s egg producers with a lot to talk about. With their product usually thought of as a cheap protein source and... Continue Reading
White Rice Halted at Border Still Reached U.S. Consumers By News Desk  Long grain milled white rice, manufactured by SAMAN and imported into the United States by Caney Distributors Inc. based in San Juan, Puerto Rico was refused entry last July. The importer had failed to provide necessary documentation to substantiate that the shipment was in compliance with applicable regulations. In a recently released warning letter to... Continue Reading
Cumulative Risks From Pesticides Getting Look from EFSA By News Desk  Cumulative risks from pesticides that may affect the thyroid and nervous systems are the subject a new pilot study underway at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). With its European Union partners, EFSA has developed a software tool for carrying out exposure assessments on multiple pesticides. The results of these assessments will be published by... Continue Reading
"Classic Marzipan" Recalled Due to Undeclared Almonds By News Desk  Figi’s Companies, Inc. of Marshfield, WI is recalling 8 ounce packages of “Classic Marzipan” because the ingredients are not properly labeled and the product contains undeclared almonds. People who have allergies to almonds run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recalled “Classic Marzipan” was distributed nationwide through... Continue Reading
Uninspected Pasta Recalled due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens By News Desk  Home Maid Ravioli Company, Inc., a South San Francisco, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 38,950 pounds of meat and poultry ravioli and pasta products produced without the benefit of federal inspection and due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Some of the products... Continue Reading
Public Health Agency of Canada Confirms Listeria Link to Dole Salad By News Desk  The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Dole packaged salad products produced from a US processing facility in Springfield,... Continue Reading
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