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Produce Grown by Livestock May Be Food Safety Risk

Posted on June 14, 2021

FDA published a report on June 11 that expresses concerns with farm animal operations located nearby fields growing produce. The report focuses on a 2020 Salmonella enteritidis outbreak in peaches

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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 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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Canada Sets Import Conditions for US Romaine Lettuce

Posted on October 9, 2020

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that it is temporarily imposing import restrictions on romaine lettuce grown in the U.S. CFIA specifies a number of ways to demonstrate that

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FDA Announcement Regarding Cyclospora Illness Investigation Showcases New Technology and Previews Coming Changes

Posted on August 18, 2020

On August 14, 2020, the FDA announced an update to its investigation of the cause of an outbreak in Cyclospora illnesses that were first reported in May 2020 and were

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FDA Publishes Statement on the Salinas-Linked Romaine Lettuce E. Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak and Status Update on Investigations

Posted on January 24, 2020

On December 12, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, reported an update of

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FDA Works to Find Source of Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli Infections

Posted on November 22, 2019

On November 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several state agencies, announced that it is currently investigating

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FDA Publishes Findings from Investigation of Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak

Posted on February 15, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, in November 2018 FDA, in conjunction with the CDC, state officials, and Canadian food and public health officials, investigated an outbreak of E.

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CDC Declares End to Latest E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine

Posted on January 14, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been investigating a multistate outbreak of E.

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FDA and CDC Identify One Source of E. Coli Contaminated Romaine

Posted on December 14, 2018

As discussed in this blog two and three weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been investigating a multistate outbreak

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