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6 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

For months now the FDA and CDC have withheld from the public the name of the farm behind a deadly E. coli outbreak that sickened 89 people across 15 states. Now, through a federal court case, the name has come to light. Taylor Farms, a prominent California produce grower, was the company that grew the romaine lettuce that sickened those people, hospitalizing 36 and killing one. In federal court cases filed for residents in Missouri and Indiana, the company was named.

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

Recent media stories about the status of cruise ship health inspections have confused companies and consumers because of staff reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the CDC is continuing the inspections under the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), according to a statement by an agency spokesperson to Food Safety News.

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is delaying a testing program that will determine whether certain raw chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella. The verification and sampling program for not-ready-to-eat breaded and stuffed chicken products was originally set to begin on May 1, but has been delayed to Nov. 3. The USDA is also delaying the date by which establishments must reassess their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans for such products.

2 weeks ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. The outbreak has sickened 14 people, but the FDA has not released their ages or where they live. The source of the Listeria has not yet been determined. The FDA has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what foods it is tracing. The agency has also begun onsite inspections and sampling but has not reported what location is being inspected or what kinds of samples are being tested.

2 weeks ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

A research team at New York University has come up with a way to fund FDA food programs, including food safety, without using government money. The team suggests that user fees be implemented — as they already are for the medical and tobacco programs of the Food and Drug Administration. Such fees come from businesses using services of the agency, not from Congress. The FDA primarily relies on congressional appropriations to fund its food-related activities.