Food Safety News - May 5, 2018 Brashears will eventually be the next Under Secretary for Food Safety

Brashears will eventually be the next Under Secretary for Food Safety By Dan Flynn On his 470th day in the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump Friday announced his intention to nominate Dr. Mindy Brashears as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) next Under Secretary for Food Safety.   It will be many more days before the Texan food safety expert takes office. Brashears, who was an expert witness... Continue Reading Badger Botanicals recalls kratom; another sick from Salmonella By News Desk Badger Botanicals LLC of Springville, UT, is recalling four of its kratom products because tests by the Food and Drug Administration returned positive results for Salmonella contamination in the product. “One potential illnesses has been reported to date in connection with this problem,” according to the recall notice. The kratom products sold by Badger Botanicals are reported in... Continue Reading Seeking new models for food safety collaboration, progress By STOP Foodborne Illness Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles leading up to the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. The event, from May 7-10 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago, includes certification courses; a trade show with exhibitors from industry, academia and government; an extensive list of seminars and panel discussions; and a... Continue Reading Dragon brand kratom recalled; Salmonella illness reported By News Desk A company in South Salt Lake City is recalling Dragon brand kratom in bottles and sealed packages of encapsulated and raw powder because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. At least one illness has been reported in connection with this brand of kratom, according to the company. “Consumers who may be in... Continue Reading Almost 25 tons of sausage recalled because embedded plastic discovery By News Desk Eddy Packing Co. Inc., located in Yoakum, TX,  late Friday recalled approximately 49,558 pounds of smoked sausage products that may be contaminated with foreign matter, specifically hard plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). A restaurant reported finding the hard plastic embedded in the sausage during slicing and... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle WA 98104 USA Change your address or unsubscribe. * To unsubscribe from updates, click the link above, click the unsubscribe link sent to your email, then toggle the subscription settings to "Unsubscribe".

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