There are now almost two dozen children with reported adverse effects linked to applesauce pouches that have high levels of lead.
The 22 children impacted live across 14 states with the state of residence for one of them being unknown.
There are recalls for four products related to the illnesses:
The FDA is busy trying to keep our food supply save and get dangerous foods off the market.
The FDA issued this warning this morning – Recall underway.
Summary of Problem and Scope
The FDA was recently made aware of a developing investigation by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) regarding four children with elevated blood lead levels
HBO’s award winning Last Week Tonight tackled food safety and used the great reporting by Helena Bottemiller and Christine Haughney as well as clips from Poisoned.
Patient A: “… in May and June 2022 contain- ing tara flour, a natural ingredient that has been linked to liver enzyme elevation [4,5]. In May, she began to feel unwell after consuming a whole smoothie and was found to have elevated liver enzymes two days later. In June, she had consumed another
This just landed in my inbox.
September 28, 2023
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising businesses to avoid selling and purchasing tara protein powder (tara flour), or products containing this ingredient.
Tara protein powder, also known as tara flour, could be classified as a novel food (or novel food ingredient), but has not
And, why does the FDA consider Salmonella an adulterant in all foods and the USDA/FSIS does not?
According to the FDA, “[p]athogenic bacteria (e.g., Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes) are considered adulterants in both human and animal food. Although many animals consuming this food may not become sick themselves, they can become carriers and expose their human family
Over two months ago, while watching the premiere of the documentary, “Poisoned,” at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, I got thinking again about how little in the past 30 years I feel I have moved the needle on food safety – pathogens and certainly, human nutrition. Now that “Poisoned” is up on the Netflix platform
When you are sitting comfortable at home feeding your kids or going out to dinner, remember that there are a lot of people that have your back. I will be profiling them over the coming days as Poisoned begins streaming on Netflix. Darin has always been one of my heroes – even before he became
When you are sitting comfortable at home feeding your kids or going out to dinner, remember that there are a lot of people that have your back. I will be profiling them over the coming days as Poisoned begins streaming on Netflix. One of my favorite parts of the movie is Rosa’s call for consumers
