Food Safety

FDA Extends Acrylamide Comment Period
11/20/2009 - FDA extended the comment period for the notice "Acrylamide in Food; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information," to Jan. 25, 2010. ...

Senate Panel Approves Food Safety Bill
11/19/2009 - A U.S. Senate committee approved an overhaul of FDA’s food-safety system. ...

Fairbury Steaks Recalls Ground Beef
11/18/2009 - Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Neb., firm, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...

Long-Term Effects of Foodborne Pathogens
11/17/2009 - While the severity of acute foodborne disease varies greatly, depending on the pathogen and the vulnerability of the person infected, the impact of foodborne illness on children, as well as for the elderly and immune-suppressed is more likely to be serious and/or long-lasting. ...

Reducing Pathogens in Poultry
11/17/2009 - Cold-water immersion and other antimicrobial interventions in poultry processing reduces Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw chickens. ...

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

FDA Moves Against Seafood Company
11/13/2009 - The U.S. Department of Justice and FDA, has filed a complaint against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish Inc. of Jamaica, N.Y., and two of its top officers for violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act due to Listeria contamination at the plant. ...

Listeria Deadly to the Unborn
11/13/2009 - Sickness from the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes may occur at lower exposure levels than previously believed, increasing risk of fetal or infant mortality among pregnant women.    ...

FDA, FSIS Team to Prevent Foodborne Illness
11/06/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers Dec. 9-10. ...