…outbreaks and restrictions and the return to more normal social habits by consumers. With higher beginning stocks and lower consumption in 2020, world ending stocks are projected to reach 101.4…
Food Safety Collaboration Announced to Study E. Coli
…data,” FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Frank Yiannas said in a media release. “The launch of this longitudinal study follows a series of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-24-20
…prevention standards, another Making Sense of Biologicals episode on Bt, and a USDA-ARS study that shows the efficacy of SmartWash killing E. Coli.Tune in to the show for these news…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-24-20
…COVID-19 prevention standards, another Making Sense of Biologicals episode on Bt, and a USDA ARS study that shows the efficacy of SmartWash killing E. Coli. Tune in to the show…
Major Romain Lettuce Producer Recalls Product Voluntarily
A major romaine lettuce producer recalls product out of an abundance of caution. A random sample for E. coli contamination turned up positive on romaine lettuce in a Michigan Walmart. The product…
Canada Implementing New Romaine Rules for Salinas Valley Growers
…enforced through December 31 of this year. In recent years, romaine lettuce from California has been linked to multiple outbreaks of E. coli in the U.S. and Canada. CFIA indicates…
FDA Announces New Protocol for Preharvest Agricultural Water Treatments
…The new protocol was announced during a recent webinar on the FDA’s 2020 Leafy Green STEC Action Plan. The purpose of the effort is to help prevent further outbreaks of…
New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint Released by FDA
…focal point for FDA. The four core elements of the initiative include tech-enabled traceability, smarter tools for preventing and responding to outbreaks, implementing new business models and retail food modernization,…
FDA Associates 2019 E. Coli Outbreaks With Cattle Operations
…to the outbreaks. The report emphasized that cattle are a persistent source of E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens, which is “especially true when cattle are adjacent to and are…
The Western View: Chinese Food Imports Are Risky Business
Fake meat boomed this spring when coronavirus outbreaks in packing houses led to media worries of possible disruptions in the meat supply. Those stories proved to be unfounded and now,…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-27-20
…farming incentives required to meet the state’s climate goals and learn the source of last year’s E.coli outbreak. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
New FDA Plan for Leafy Greens Food Safety
…outbreaks of E. coli related to romaine lettuce over the past few years, FDA is taking action to bolster efforts to prevent continued outbreaks. The 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action…
LGMA to Reform Food Safety Practices
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration declaring the latest E. coli outbreak linked to California romaine as being over, the industry is looking…
After Almost Two Months, Romaine Advisory Finally Lifted
…in the southern Salinas Valley. Officials have tested the areas several times and have not found any of the E.coli strains identified in the recent outbreaks. Three E.coli outbreaks were…