Aldi recalls chicken products that could contain salmonella
Aldi has issued an urgent recall for some of its chicken products amid fears they could be contaminated with the food poisoning bug salmonella. Anyone who has bought one of the items should not eat it, but instead return it to your nearest store for a full refund. Aldi has recalled two frozen chicken products […]
Updated Food Recall Warning – Eggs from Hilly Acres Farm recalled due to Salmonella
Hilly Acres Farm is recalling eggs from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.
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Not all of the items are relevant to all types of food operations; there is additional sector-specific information available e.g., guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor for Agriculture Workers and Employers , Seafood Processing Workers , and Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers. More information about what practices or steps might […]
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat and poultry bowl products, due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically glass. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution […]
DNA Exclusive: You might be consuming ‘poisonous’ food? Here’s why
New Delhi: A recent report of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has revealed that vegetables sold in major states of the country are poisonous. The worst situation was noticed in Madhya Pradesh, where 25 percent of vegetables grown and sold in markets failed to meet requisite standards, followed by Chhattisgarh, where harmful […]
Updated Withdrawal of Sesame Seed Bagels due to Elevated Level of the Unauthorised Pesticide Ethylene Oxide in the Sesame Seeds
Further to FSAI Food Alert 2020.63, an additional batch of Sesame Seed Bagels has been withdrawn due to an elevated level of the pesticide ethylene oxide
Codex covers food hygiene and allergens in first ever virtual meeting
Work on food hygiene, allergens and support of food trade in Africa have been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which recently met online for the first time in its history. Codex Alimentarius is the food standards setting body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Proposed […]
Meijer Recalls Whole Cantaloupes and Select Cut Cantaloupe Trays Due to Potential Health Risk
Meijer, in conjunction with Eagle Produce, LLC in Aguila, AZ., is announcing a voluntary recall of whole cantaloupe and select cut cantaloupe fruit trays and bowls. The recall is part of a sampling investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and is due to the potential risk of Salmonella. Healthy persons infected […]
Delhi HC stays implementation of FSSAI order on blending of mustard oil
The Delhi High Court has stayed the implementation of the order by FSSAI prohibiting blending of mustard oil. In response to a petition filed by Delhi-based BR Oil Industries Pvt. Ltd, a single bench of Justice Navin Chawla has stayed the order by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India), which was to come […]
FDA list of recalled hand sanitizers tops 200
SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use 203 hand sanitizer products as a result of having been deemed potentially unsafe or ineffective. The FDA says the recalled hand sanitizer products are considered unsafe due to methanol contamination or because they contain “Concerningly low levels of ethyl alcohol […]