Taylor Farms Retail, Inc., is recalling Private Selections and Marketside brands of organic baby spinach in 19 states because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced May 22. ...More
Idaho Milk Products, Inc., earned Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 certification, the highest level of certification possible within the SQF Program, during its recent three-day audit by the National Science Foundation (NSF). ...More
USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) on May 18 lifted quarantines placed on two California dairy farms linked to the country’s fourth case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease." Results of the investigation concluded the cow’s illness ...More
Researchers from the University of Almeria have developed a quick and precise method to detect antibiotic residue in milk powder and meat-based baby food, according to a new study published in the journal Food Chemistry. ...More
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a quick rundown of the most popular food-safety stories trending this week. From faux pas to high fives, this week had it all. ...More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) public meeting “International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety" on June 19, 2012, in Washington, D.C. ...More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 1 banned the import of all fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish, including oysters, clams, mussels and scallops, imported from Korea because they are considered potentially unsafe for consumption. ...More
In response to last year’s deadly Listeria outbreak linked to whole cantaloupes grown in Colorado, the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board unanimously voted to amend the board and create a new, more comprehensive food-safety program. The amended board will affect all ...More
Houston-based Raj Foods LLC is recalling approximately 3,300 pounds of halal beef samosa products that were sold to grocery stores and restaurants because a meat ingredient used in the product may have been produced in a facility that is not federally inspected, USDA’s Food ...More
During the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln took a pen in hand and signed legislation to establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture—or what he called the “People’s Department"—on May 15, 1862. ...More
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