This week I get to stick close to home. I have a Food Safety Speech at the Seafood Products Association Meeting in Seattle on Tuesday and then a quick trip to Washington State University on Wednesday and Thursday. Here is the final draft of my slides for the Seafood folks:
The FDA has updated its expanding recall list of various products containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein. The list includes:
Bouillon Products – Herbox
Dip and Dip Mix Products – Concord Foods, De la Casa, Delicioso, Follow Your Heart, Fresh Food, Concepts, Great Value, Johnny’s Fine Foods, McCormick, Oak Lake Farms, Reser’s, Rojo’s, T. Marzetti
Dressing and
Brian Gehring of the Bismarck Tribune confirmed today that the South Dakota Health Department says it will not seek charges against a rural Washburn woman for operating an unlicensed catering business linked to sickening 180 people last summer.
Aggie Jennings of rural McLean County catered three events (2 weddings, 1 reunion) in mid-June that led
According to local press reports, the DuPage County Health Department is staffing its call center throughout the weekend to keep tabs on the rising number of gastrointestinal illnesses being reported from a Subway restaurant in Lombard.
Four more cases of shigellosis were confirmed Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases caused by the outbreak
U. S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that officials seized 107 pounds of "queso fresco," which is soft Mexican cheese. The illegal cheese was hidden in false compartments of a vehicle trying to enter the United States across the Bridge of the Americas on Wednesday. Federal officials permit travelers to import personal quantities of
As part of the Salmonella Montevideo investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has been actively investigating the supply chain of black and red pepper supplied to Daniele International Inc., Pascoag, R.I.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 245 people have been infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo in at least
Elizabeth Armstrong and her 5-year-old daughter Ashley put a face on the 76,000,000 American’s who become sick by food each year at a cost of over $152,000,000,000.
Although some say that government does not work – perhaps there are parts that do? Did the FDA Reportable Food Registry work as it was supposed to and start the hydrolyzed vegetable protein Salmonella Tennessee recall? The reality is that according to the FDA:
[t]he manufacturer of the affected product is Basic Food Flavors
According to an FDA press release, the FDA is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company’s supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, including soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies
