FDA's recent approval of irradiation to treat iceberg lettuce and spinach is another example of the agency running away from its real problems – it currently cannot effectively protect American consumers from unsafe food and wants to rely on industry-sponsored techno-gimmicks to act as a fig-leaf to hide its shortcomings. Over the past two … [Read more...]
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Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Limited Bags of PEDIGREE Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites
CONTACT: DEBRA FAIR (973) 691-3536 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FRANKLIN, TENN. – AUGUST 08, 2008 – MARS PETCARE US TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF LIMITED BAGS OF PEDIGREE® COMPLETE NUTRITION SMALL CRUNCHY BITES SOLD IN ALBERTSONS STORES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE PET FOOD IS BEING VOLUNTARILY RECALLED … [Read more...]
FDA Extends Consumer Warning on Serrano Peppers from Mexico
LABORATORY TESTING BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS CONFIRMED THAT BOTH A SAMPLE OF SERRANO PEPPER AND A SAMPLE OF IRRIGATION WATER COLLECTED BY AGENCY INVESTIGATORS ON A FARM IN THE STATE OF NUEVO LEON, MEXICO, CONTAIN SALMONELLA SAINTPAUL WITH THE SAME GENETIC FINGERPRINT AS THE STRAIN OF BACTERIA THAT IS CAUSING THE CURRENT OUTBREAK … [Read more...]
FDA Warns Consumers in New Mexico and Texas Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS ALERTING CONSUMERS IN NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS THAT A SALMONELLOSIS OUTBREAK APPEARS TO BE LINKED TO CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF RAW RED TOMATOES AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING RAW RED TOMATOES. THE BACTERIA CAUSING THE ILLNESSES ARE SALMONELLA SEROTYPE SAINTPAUL, AN UNCOMMON TYPE OF SALMONELLA. THE SPECIFIC TYPE AND … [Read more...]
House of Representatives Gives FDA $150 Million in New Funds
The House of Representatives approved $150 million in new money for the Food and Drug Administration last night. The FDA will be earmarking $67 million of those funds for the Centers for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), which is responsible for food recall alerts like the recent one involving Tomatoes tainted with Salmonella. Speaking of … [Read more...]
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