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Food & Food Packaging Unlikely to Spread COVID-19

Posted on February 19, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a press release yesterday underscoring the international consensus that no credible evidence shows that food or food

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FDA Announces New Sampling Plan for Romaine Lettuce Grown in the Yuma, Arizona Growing Region

Posted on February 8, 2021

After an Environmental Assessment of factors potentially contributing to the contamination of romaine lettuce with E. coli O157:H7 that was implicated in a 2018 multi-state foodborne illness outbreak (discussed here

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FDA Clarifies Food Traceability List Descriptions and Publishes Related FAQ

Posted on January 13, 2021

On January 12, the FDA made the following two updates to its Food Traceability Proposed Rule:

The Agency made clarifying edits to the Food Traceability List (FTL), which lists

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FDA Releases New Outbreak Investigation Table

Posted on November 20, 2020

On November 18, 2020, FDA released the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Investigation Table, a tool to publish early information on all foodborne outbreaks that the FDA is

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California Governor Signs Law that Establishes New Safety Standards for Third-Party Food Delivery Applications

Posted on October 26, 2020

On September 18, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3336 (“AB-3336”) into law. AB-3336 (codified at Section 113930.5 to the Health and Safety Code) sets new safety standards

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FDA and Mexico Strengthen Food Safety Partnership by Signing Statement of Intent

Posted on October 7, 2020

The FDA and two Mexican regulatory agencies, the National Service of Agro-Alimentary Public Health Safety and Quality (SENASICA) and the Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS), have

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FDA and the European Commission Finalize First Food Safety Equivalence Determinations Permitting Trade of Molluscan Shellfish

Posted on September 28, 2020

As previously reported on this blog, on March 8, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed determination that the European Union (EU) food safety control

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Overconsumption of Black Licorice Linked to Fatality in Massachusetts

Posted on September 25, 2020

A 54-year-old Massachusetts man died of cardiac arrest after his consumption of a substantial quantity black licorice. The man reportedly consumed a bag and a half of black licorice each

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Blue Bell Fined Record $17.25 Million in Post-Conviction Criminal Penalties for Listeria Outbreak

Posted on September 18, 2020

As previously reported on this blog, a multi-state listeriosis outbreak in 2015 linked to Blue Bell Creameries LP’s ice cream products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes led to recalls, state

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FDA and OSHA Publish Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During COVID-19

Posted on August 21, 2020

To help the food industry protect employees and maintain the safety of human and animal food throughout adjustments to operations during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Food and

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