Tag: food safety

The FDA is doing a lousy job in managing food safety for Americans. I won’t even say that that was the verdict of a panel at a Virtual Town Hall webinar sponsored by IFPA June 8. It was the premise.

Speech by Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response - Food and Drug Administration. (Remarks as prepared for delivery)

Rather than tinkering with FDA, maybe it’s time for bigger thinking.

Yes, I know: APHIS stands for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. But whenever I see the acronym, I think of insects. In a way, that’s appropriate. What does it do?

Pamela checks in from her vacation to hear from Greg about the strawberry hepatitis outbreak, Lidl's price break on 100+ items, and both have thoughts on inflation affecting travel this summer.

The FDA, along with CDC, and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the United States linked to fresh organic strawberries.

Safeway Fresh Foods (dba Sunnyside Fresh) of Vineland New Jersey is issuing a voluntary Class 1 Recall of Quick Chek branded Apple and Peanut Butter Snack trays sold in New Jersey because the JIF peanut butter portion has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

As targets go, today’s Food and Drug Administration is the equivalent of the broad side of a barn.

The FDA, along with CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, state, and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the United States and Canada potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022.

Country Fresh is voluntarily recalling select fresh-cut fruit snack trays and fruit snack cups containing Jif peanut butter subject to a previously announced voluntary recall initiated by J. M. Smucker Co.