Wismettac Asian Foods Voluntarily Recalls Dried Fungus Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Company Announcement Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA is issuing a voluntary recall for Shirakiku brand imported Dried Fungus (also known as Black Fungus or Kikurage) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, […]
Federal agency warns food companies about import modifications
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full alert modifications. Import Alert Desc […]
GHSW, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk and Egg Allergens
Company Announcement GHSW, LLC. is voluntarily recalling 1512 units of Trader Joe’s Southwest Style Sweet Potato Sauté Bowl due to undeclared milk and egg allergens in the dressing that are not declared on the label. People who are allergic to milk and eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume […]
Food Traceability List
Section 204 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act requires the FDA to designate foods for which additional recordkeeping requirements are appropriate and necessary to protect public health, and to establish those recordkeeping requirements. The additional recordkeeping requirements that the FDA proposes to establish are outlined in the Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain […]
FDA announces additional flexibility for new nutrition labeling requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a recent Constituent Update that it is providing additional flexibility to food manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales in complying with FDA’s new nutrition labeling requirements (1). Although the January 1, 2021, compliance date will remain in place for manufacturers with annual […]
FDA Registration Renewal Deadline Looming For US Food And Feed Facilities
On October 10, 2003, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) issued an interim final rule to implement amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) made by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act) (Pub. L. 107-188) (68 FR 58894). Section 415 of […]
Blue Bell is hit with a $17.25 million penalty over 2015 listeria contamination.
Blue Bell Creameries must pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak, a federal court in Texas declared on Thursday. The fines constitute the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case and are consistent with the terms of a plea agreement filed […]
FDA says popular liver spread maker Reno failed to secure product registration certificate
MANILA – Manufacturer of Reno do not have authority to release and sell the popular liver spread product to the market, the Food and Drug Administration explained Thursday following the regulatory body’s warning against the purchase of the product. In a press release published on their website Thursday, FDA explained that food processing companies have […]
FDA injunction forces sprout grower to stop production
Fortune Food Product Inc., a Chicago sprout grower and maker of soy products, has agreed to shut down after the Food and Drug Administration issued its first injunction under the Produce Safety Rule. A U.S. district judge approved the FDA’s injunction on Sept. 15 against the company, owner Steven Seeto and supervisor Tiffany Jiang, more […]
Recall roundup: undeclared allergens in the UK and US pose potential problems
The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that Faughan Foods is recalling Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces, due to the detected presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product. Consumers who have purchased the product are advised not to eat it, but to return to store for a refund. Undeclared allergens cause recall headaches Peanuts. As […]