Food Safety News - June 1, 2016 General Mills recalls flour because of 20-state E. coli outbreak

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General Mills recalls flour because of 20-state E. coli outbreak

By Coral Beach

General Mills Inc. has initiated a nationwide recall of three brands of flour, totaling about 10 million pounds, in response to a 20-state E. coli outbreak that has sickened 38 people. Although government officials have reportedly been investigating the outbreak, no state or federal agencies had released any information about it at the point Tuesday... Continue Reading

FDA sued for failing to impose regs about shellfish bacteria

By Coral Beach

The FDA's failure to act to protect the public from deadly bacteria in shellfish not only means the agency is in violation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, but it means at least 15 people will likely die unnecessarily every year, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Continue Reading

FDA, FSIS slow the info flow; only one 2016 meeting reported

By Dan Flynn

It looks like top officials at both the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have fallen behind in the transparency department. Both FSIS and FDA have routinely published, after-the-fact, the calendars of their top officials, showing who they've been meeting with outside the federal government  This... Continue Reading

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