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5 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

An FDA outbreak investigation that began in 2024 has finally revealed that the cause of Listeria infections is ready-to-eat foods. Sandwiches and snack foods from Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, CA, have been found to be the source of the pathogen that has sickened 10 people in California and Nevada. All 10 have been hospitalized.

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The FDA is delaying implementation of a rule that would require food companies to print nutritional information on the front labels of their products. The proposed rule was developed by President Biden’s Administration with a comment period on it scheduled to close on May 16. The rule is designed to help consumers make better choices to avoid chronic health problems. Such problems and consumer choices about nutrition are things President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The CDC is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections that are linked to contact with backyard poultry. Information from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says at least seven people across six states have been infected. In previous years, outbreaks that have begun in the spring have grown to include hundreds of patients. As of this week, sick people have been reported in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin.

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections, but has not yet determined the source of the pathogen. As of the posting of the outbreak announcement, there were five confirmed patients. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or how old they are. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not revealed what foods are being traced. Hepatitis A is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable, liver infection caused by the Hepatitis A Virus (HAV).

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The FDA has released its report on the 2023 actions of its Core Outbreak Response and Evaluation network. The network’s mission is to find, stop and aid in the prevention of foodborne illness outbreaks. The Food and Drug Administration’s Core Outbreak Response and Evaluation network (CORE) was established in 2011.