…the different areas of California agriculture as it pertains to the prevention of foodborne illness outbreaks. The Produce-Livestock Interface Workshops are scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, at the Desert Research…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-30-19
…must be possible solutions to some of the outbreaks we have seen in the leafy green industry over the last several years. All of that and more in today’s Farm…
LGMA Adopts New Water Rules for Leafy Greens
…increased safety protocol comes after romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli sickened nearly 300 people last year. Investigations conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that the outbreaks…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2018
…it takes to grow a pound of almonds by 33%ii. In addition to achievements in the orchard, on the processing side there have been zero outbreaks of foodborne illness attributed…
USDA Provides Information for Producers and Veterinarians to Help Guard Against ASF
…to State or Federal animal health officials. USDA’s hotline to report foreign animal diseases is 1-866-536-7593. “Quick detection of any illness helps prevent large outbreaks,” said Shere. “We would rather…
USDA Continues to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering the U.S.
…African Swine Fever (PDF, 209 KB) Traveler Tips (PDF, 389 KB) USDA is monitoring the recent outbreaks of ASF is Asia and Europe, and has proactively taken steps to increase…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…to, delimiting the infestation area, and managing outbreaks of exotic plant pests; $450,000 to conduct citrus pest surveys for citrus commodities; $425,000 to survey for Asian defoliator moths; $406,319 to…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…The results showed that simulation of FMD outbreaks in the U.S. pig production sector, including a preclinical infectious period of one day, would result in a 40-percent increase in the…
Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Report Confirms One Source, Others Undetermined
The Federal Drug Administration made their romaine lettuce investigation records public this week, confirming only one source of the E. coli outbreak was identified. In December, the FDA identified a…
Food Safety Inspections Resuming Amid Government Shutdown
…Unpaid staff has been conducting some of the high-priority inspections during the shutdown, such as those which deal with foodborne disease outbreaks and product recalls. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
FDA Encourages Washing Avocados Prior to Consumption
…top priority moving forward after a series of outbreaks in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that approximately 1,600 people get listeriosis every year, typically after…
Identifying Source of Sickness is Hardest Step
…the causative food vehicle is when you have one of these outbreaks is part science and part magic,” Produce Marketing Association’s Chief Science and Technology Officer Dr. Bob Whitaker joked. Whitaker…
More Produce Recalled from E. coli Outbreak
More produce is coming off the shelf after the farm linked to the romaine E. coli outbreak was identified last week. The Federal Drug Administration pinpointed Santa Maria farming operation…
E. Coli Investigation Identifies County, Maybe Other Sources
The Federal Drug Administration announced it had identified the source of the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that sickened over 20 people in October. The FDA said they had…