1 month ago
Exotique Foods Inc. of Ontario, Canada, is recalling Momchipz Veggie Chips Broccoli Florets & Cauliflower because they may contain undeclared wheat.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
The Momchipz Veggie
News Desk
1 month ago
Meanwhile, the answers are appearing — in newspapers and on a company FAQ page. Congress should hold a hearing.
Bill Marler
1 month ago
A former contractor has admitted offenses relating to faking food safety inspections in England.
Lily Yirenkyi was appointed as a temporary Environmental Health Officer (EHO) by Thurrock Council in 2020. Within weeks of her employment, concerns about her work were identified by the environmental health team. These were referred to
News Desk
1 month ago
A survey on audits has revealed they are valued but there is a need to shift perceptions from them being seen as a costly obligation.
Recurring themes were concerns about compliance-driven approaches, auditor shortages, audit fatigue, digital readiness, and the potential of internal checks, according to a report from
Joe Whitworth
1 month ago
More cases are expected until proper control measures are implemented.
Joe Whitworth
1 month ago
Gentle suction mixed with the dependable pull of gravity. That’s the basic principle behind a new way of harvesting apples. In what some would call a transformative system, it was designed to ensure fruit quality, harvest efficiency, better worker conditions, and even food safety.
Cookson Beecher
1 month ago
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
News Desk
1 month ago
Joe Whitworth
1 month ago
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections, which resulted in one death, was caused by contaminated home-delivered meals, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In mid-April 2025, the Gastrointestinal Infections, Food Safety and One Health (GIFSOH) Division was informed of two cases of listeriosis with sample
Joe Whitworth
1 month ago
Just last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service asked for public comments on yet another GMO. It wants input about a petition to deregulate a type of soybean, developed using genetic engineering to control certain lepidopteran pests.
Dan Flynn
1 month 1 week ago
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella.
The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale
News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
What none of this is, at any point, is a consumer behavior problem. The field for next summer gets planted in a few months. Nobody chooses what is living in the water when it does, and washing will not help then either.
Bill Marler
1 month 1 week ago
The sick people are spread across 17 states
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
The CDC has reported that the number of people infected in an outbreak of Salmonella and E. coli infections linked to alfalfa sprouts has grown to almost 60. And, 15 states coast to coast are now involved.
The outbreak was first reported by public health officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Toxoplasma parasite can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that damages the retina and results in permanent vision loss.
People can become infected through eating raw or undercooked meat, contaminated
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
Another project is trying to improve the uptake and application of food irradiation
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
A recall is not proof the system worked. It is a notice, sent after the fact, usually by the company that failed, telling you that something already went wrong and you may have eaten it. Calling this a good year for recalls is not a defense of the FDA. It is an insult to the people counted in it.
Bill Marler
1 month 1 week ago
Consumers are being urged to not eat Calco or Everything Sprouts brand alfalfa sprouts.
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
CDC lists the investigation status as open and FDA lists it as ongoing. Case counts and recall lists in this report reflect the federal record as of Aug. 20, 2026.
News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
I have watched commissioners arrive since 1993, each with an agenda, and I have outlasted every one of them. That is not a boast. It is the problem, and it is the reason I am writing this the day the name came out rather than the day something goes wrong.
Bill Marler
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