Safety Food

State-inspected meat and poultry sold on the internet could soon be crossing state lines, as the federal government embraces “direct to consumer” sales. Direct-to-consumer sales are favored by the nascent “Food Freedom”  movement for reducing food safety concerns. Many state and […]

All 10 defendants in the Brazilian Backer beer trial have been acquitted. In a Belo Horizonte court, Judge Alexandre Magno de Resende Oliveira said the accused were acquitted because of a lack of evidence. An indictment by the Public Prosecutor’s

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are

The annual report of a system that helps ensure safe trade involving Europe has revealed the scale and reasons for rejected shipments. TRACES is the online platform of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) in the European

JFE Franchising Inc. of Houston, TX, is recalling peach salsa products containing California-grown yellow and white peaches because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This action is in response to the Oct. 29 recall issued by Moonlight Companies, whose

The USDA’s first and only inspection grant is complete for a large-scale cultivated meat factory in North Carolina, that’s ready to open. Along with a USDA blessing for the company’s product label, Believer Meats now has all the approvals it

The Food and Drug Administration has closed investigations into two foodborne illness outbreaks without having found the source of the pathogens. For an outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes that was first posted on Sept. 4 the FDA reported 26

Authorities in Slovenia have uncovered the presence of paracetamol in non-processed pickles in acid from India. The Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Administration (UVHVVR) said the discovery was made as part of a regular inspection of food imports. Paracetamol

Experts working on guidance for toxins in mollusks have made several recommendations for further research. The guidance is intended to support the development of sampling, analysis and management approaches for harvesting and production areas to determine the level of toxins

There is another recall in Canada related to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 117 people. Almost 50 products containing pistachios have been recalled so far. The new recall is for non-branded Dubai-style chocolate sold at Juice Dudez locations from