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The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is a collaborative partnership that leverages the combined expertise of industry, government and...
Jul 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on June 29th that the multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked...
Jun 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
As of June 28, 2018, a total of 185 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection were reported in people who reportedly consumed...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, regardless...
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 Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is a collaborative partnership that leverages the combined expertise of industry, government and the scientific and academic communities to focus on providing research needed to continually enhance food safety. CPS provides and shares ready-to-use, science-based solutions to prevent or minimize produce safety vulnerabilities. Every year, CPS hosts a research...
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference March 6-8 at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. They welcome submissions of 300 words or less from university faculty and students, non-profit organizations, government agencies and for-profit companies. Abstract topics […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on June 29th that the multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce was over, but federal food safety agencies continue to investigate its cause. CDC laboratory testing recently identified the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 in canal water samples taken from the […]
As of June 28, 2018, a total of 185 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection were reported in people who reportedly consumed pre-packaged Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable trays containing broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and dill dip from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The median illness onset date among patients is May 31, 2018 (range: May 14 to June […]
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 […]
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