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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, regardless...
Jun 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA released the first of three installments of a...
To help consumers navigate information about popular herbs and herbal supplements, the National Institutes of Health’s National Center...
Jun 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2018 highlights approaches to increase the purchase, supply, and demand of fruits...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local...
Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The application deadline for the Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship has been extended to June 15, 2018. The individual selected to...
Jun 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): A new section of the FDA Data Dashboard has been...
The warmer temperatures of summer are an ideal breeding ground for foodborne germs and bacteria, so the Centers for Disease Prevention...
A Harvard study on food safety inspectors’ schedules found that tweaking schedules could result in the discovery of hundreds of...
Jun 01, 2018 | Amy Chang
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, regardless of size or “best if used by” dates. The recall notice accounts for all of the product that is on the market within the cereal’s estimated one year shelf-life. However, Honey Smacks products with […]
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA released the first of three installments of a draft guidance document designed to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration (IA) Rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The remaining two installments are expected to come out later this year. […]
To help consumers navigate information about popular herbs and herbal supplements, the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health launched HerbList™ – an app for research-based information about the safety and effectiveness of herbal products. HerbList helps consumers, patients, healthcare providers, and other users to quickly access information about...
The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2018 highlights approaches to increase the purchase, supply, and demand of fruits and vegetables in states and communities across the U.S. The report shows the status of 10 indicators of fruit and vegetable access and production for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report also highlights […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local officials have been investigating a cluster of cyclosporiasis illnesses associated with recalled Del Monte vegetable trays from Kwik Trip/Kwik Star locations in the United States, including Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The vegetable […]
The application deadline for the Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship has been extended to June 15, 2018. The individual selected to receive the fellowship will complete a 12-credit hour online Food Safety Certificate with Michigan State University. The fellowship includes tuition, housing, benefits, and salary. Learn more here.
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): A new section of the FDA Data Dashboard has been launched to help importers and manufacturers/processors meet supply-chain requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by helping them more easily find compliance and enforcement information related to specific firms. Three of […]
The warmer temperatures of summer are an ideal breeding ground for foodborne germs and bacteria, so the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) shared tips for ensuring food safety over the next few months: Protect Yourself from Food Poisoning Get Ready to Grill Safely
A Harvard study on food safety inspectors’ schedules found that tweaking schedules could result in the discovery of hundreds of thousands of violations that are now being overlooked in the United States every year. Through a review of food safety inspection from local health departments in the U.S., the researchers found that inspectors cited fewer […]
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