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    Marler ups the ante on meat industry; petitions USDA to ban 31 Salmonella strains

    Posted in: Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, Salmonella on: January 19

    Attorneys representing the Center for Science in the Public Interest sued USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in 2014 because the agency would not declare the most dangerous Salmonella strains as adulterants. But after only about 60 working days, the same attorneys cited Civil Procedure Rule 41 A to get the U.S. District Court for... Continue Reading Read More

    FDA should require recall of unsafe tuna to protect consumers

    Posted in: Fda, Food Policy & Law, Food Recalls, Government Agencies, Opinion & Contributed Articles on: January 19

    Opinion A recently announced interpretation of authority on mandatory recalls weakens food safety. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision late last year not to order a mandatory recall of yellowfin tuna that sickened at least 50 people in 11 states threatens to undermine a crucial tool of last resort to protect consumers from hazardous food.... Continue Reading Read More

    Denmark and Sweden hit by norovirus in oysters

    Posted in: Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Italy on: January 17

    Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France. At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the year and 70 are affected in Sweden, although some of these are thought to have fallen ill after eating Swedish oysters. In France, 1,033 people... Continue Reading Read More