food safety

Cantaloupe recalled in 19 states, Washington D.C., due to possible Salmonella contamination

Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ BB #:345300 is initiating a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Heartland Produce automates regulatory compliance

KENOSHA, Wis. & SALT LAKE CITY – Heartland Produce Company, BB #:133466 provider of the highest quality produce available for...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Safeway Fresh Foods recalls Sunnyside Farms organic butternut squash because of possible health risk

The FDA posted this company announcement September 25, 2023: Safeway Fresh Foods BB #:280319 of Vineland, NJ, is recalling its...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Frank talk about the farm bill

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has issued a press release outlining some of the main points of...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Food safety expert joins iFoodDS as strategic advisor, board member

SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — iFoodDS, the leading provider of connected traceability, quality, and food safety solutions for the...

2 years ago 3 minute read

A warm welcome for FDA’s human foods administrator

Blame my odd sense of humor. When I see the words “human foods,” I think of the product that is...

2 years ago 3 minute read

FDA names first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the selection of James “Jim” Jones to serve as the first...

2 years ago 7 minute read

Marler Clark files lawsuits in frozen strawberries hepatitis outbreak

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The hepatitis A attorneys at Marler Clark, a Seattle based law firm, filed lawsuits...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The MDP: a retrospective

Food safety litigator Bill Marler has attained a certain celebrity as a result of his appearance in Poisoned, which is...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Oppy voluntarily recalls organic green kiwifruit

SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — David Oppenheimer and Company I LLC BB #:116424 is voluntarily recalling from the market...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Center for Produce Safety welcomes 2023-2024 board leaders

WOODLAND, Calif. — Center for Produce Safety welcomed its 2023-2024 board of directors at that group’s recent virtual meeting. Board...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Poisoned: A film review

I’ve watched the new Netflix documentary, Poisoned: The Dirty Truth about Your Food. Netflix said that this film was the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

FDA recognizes alignment of GLOBALG.A.P. Standard with FSMA Produce Safety Rule

The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard version 5.4-1-GFS for fruit and vegetables, plus the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ReposiTrak introduces faster recall management solution

July 19, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReposiTrak, operating the world’s largest food supply chain network of nearly 30,000 retailers, wholesalers...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Braga Fresh issues precautionary recall of salad kit due to potential presence of undeclared allergens

Company Announcement: Soledad, Calif. – July 11, 2023 – Braga Fresh BB #:206762 is voluntarily recalling a single production run...

2 years ago 2 minute read

California LGMA embarks on romaine test and learn study

Two Years of Pathogen Test Results will be Aggregated and Analyzed to Advance Food Safety July 10, 2023 Salinas, CA:...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Forever chemicals found in kale

“Forever chemicals”— it’s an expression we’re hearing more and more of these days. They are more accurately known as poly-...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Townsend Farms recalling frozen fruit products because of possible Listeria contamination

FDA released this company announcement June 28, 2023: Townsend Farms Inc. BB #:159864 of Fairview, Oregon out of an abundance...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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