Regulatory

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. ...

Roast Beef Deli Products Recalled
11/05/2009 - Curly's Food, Inc., a Sioux City, Iowa, firm, is recalling approximately 12,181 pounds of roast beef deli products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, soy. ...

Meijer Canned Soup Recall
11/05/2009 - Bay Valley Foods LLC is recalling approximately 20,286 pounds of canned “Meijer Cream of Mushroom Reduced Sodium Condensed Soup” because it was inadvertently mislabeled and may contain an undeclared allergen, egg. ...

Can Foods Contain BPAs
11/03/2009 - Almost all of the 19 brands of canned food tested contained measurable levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods ...

E. coli Prompts Fresh Ground Beef Recall
11/02/2009 - Fairbank Farms is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...

New England E. coli Outbreak Spreads
10/30/2009 - An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Massachusetts associated with this week’s recall of 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties is growing and now includes cases in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. ...

RTE Products Excluded From Testing
10/29/2009 - USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a notice advising inspection program personnel that, under some circumstances, raw meat and poultry products are not subject to Salmonella testing. ...

Mislabeled Canned Chili Recalled
10/29/2009 - Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a Fort Madison, Iowa, firm, is recalling approximately 91,125 pounds of a canned chili with beans product because it was inadvertently packaged with the statement "gluten free" on the plastic over-wrap and may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat. ...

Beef Recalled After 20 Sickened
10/27/2009 - Approximately 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties were recalled as they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...

U.S. Blocks COOL Review
10/26/2009 - GENEVA—Reuters reported that the United States blocked requests from Canada and Mexico to have Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules reviewed by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body. Both countries contend COOL is negatively impacting their meat exports. ...