Gretchen's Shoebox Express Recalls Cheese & Fruit Bistro Box By News Desk  Gretchen's Shoebox Express, a food packing establishment in Seattle, is voluntarily issuing a recall of the Cheese & Fruit Bistro Box (Item #11015085) with an "enjoy by date" of March 4, 2016 and earlier because the product may contain an undeclared tree nut allergen (cashews). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to cashews... Continue Reading
Cheddar Cheese on English Muffin Breakfast Sandwiches Recalled By News Desk  Progressive Gourmet Inc. of Wilmington, MA, is recalling its 6 ounce packages of Sausage, Egg, and Cheddar Cheese on English Muffin breakfast sandwiches manufactured for Starbucks Coffee Co. out of the abundance of caution because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes... Continue Reading
GoGo Applesauce Recalled over Potential Adulteration By News Desk  New York, NY Materne North America Corp. (MNA) is voluntarily recalling specific packages of GoGo squeeZ® applesauce pouches due to potential adulteration from food product residue. The recalled applesauce pouches have a Best Before Date of 12/4/15-3/4/17 and a 5 digit production code beginning "US" followed by 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 or... Continue Reading
Cage-free eggs present food safety challenge in Missouri By Dan Flynn  A producer of so-called cage-free eggs, which had to suspend operations in December and then recall eggs in January that were associated with Salmonella Enteritis illnesses, has come in for a stern warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And while one producer’s problems does not a trend make, the concerns FDA raises with... Continue Reading
Public demands what feds suggest: Traceability via food labels By Megan Pellegrini  While the Food Safety Modernization Act doesn't require transparency, it encourages it, but equally important for food manufacturers, consumers are increasingly demanding traceability. "Companies are under pressure from consumers, as trust is the lowest it's ever been," said John Keogh, president and principal advisor, Shantalla Inc., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. "Trust can be lost... Continue Reading
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Are you in or are you out? That was one of the first questions Don Stoeckel, a food-safety scientist with Cornell University, posed to the farmers and processors attending his presentation on the federal Food Safety Modernization Act during the Ag Summit in Skagit County, WA, on March 3 and 4. It was a question... 
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