- On July 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released findings from its sampling assignment that collected and tested domestic and imported basil, cilantro, and parsley. FDA sought
FDA Shares Findings from Multi-Year Pathogen Study
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- On June 5, 2024, FDA announced preliminary findings from a nearly 5-year study of E. coli, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and Salmonella pathogens in the Southwest agricultural
FDA Removes L. monocytogenes From Protocol for the Development and EPA Registration of Treatments for Preharvest Agricultural Water
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- We reported on FDA’s July 30, 2020 release of a testing protocol for the development of new antimicrobial products that could be registered with EPA to treat preharvest agricultural water.
FSIS Revises STEC Guidelines for Beef Operations
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FSIS Announces Revised Guidelines for Minimizing the Risk of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Beef Slaughter and Processing Operations
- On July 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food
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FDA Publishes FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Results
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- On May 25, the FDA published a constituent update notifying the public of released findings from a sampling assignment that tested raw agricultural commodity romaine lettuce at facilities and on
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FDA Announces New Sampling Plan for Romaine Lettuce Grown in the Yuma, Arizona Growing Region
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- 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
FDA Launches Study of Foodborne Pathogens in Partnership with Californian Stakeholders
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- On November 19, 2020, the FDA announced that it was partnering with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the University of California, Davis, Western Center for Food Safety
FDA Releases a New EPA-Approved Protocol for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Pesticides in Agricultural Water
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- In the United States between 2009 and 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified 40 outbreaks of food-borne illness
FSIS Publishes Notice to Expand STEC Testing in Beef Products
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- On June 4, 2020 the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced plans to expand Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) testing to include additional raw beef products. Specifically, FSIS is
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Food Safety Inspection Service Expands Routine Verification Testing
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- In 2011, USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that raw, non-intact beef products and raw, intact beef products intended for use in raw, non-intact beef products are adulterated if
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