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Recall roundup: flounder fish, cranberry juice and fruit mix
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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FDA issues temporary policy for monitoring onsite activities during COVID-19
While certain monitoring requirements can be done remotely, the FDA has noted that it recognises it may be temporarily impractical to conduct certain onsite monitoring activities.
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Chipotle to pay $25 million fine in federal food safety case
The charges are said to have stemmed from cases of norovirus, a highly contagious pathogen that can be transmitted by infected food workers handling ready-to-eat foods and their ingredients.
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Industry coalition warns CO2 shortage could impact essential production
In a letter to the US government, the coalition warned that if federal action is not swift, a slowdown in food and beverage manufacturing due to a shortage in CO2 will ultimately lead to shortages of needed goods.
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Australian illnesses linked to US enoki mushroom Listeria outbreak
The US outbreak has hospitalised 30 people and claimed four lives, says FDA.
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Children’s fruit drinks need clearer and better regulated labels, says study
An NYU study has found that children's fruit drinks often include misleading and confusing labelling about fruit and sugar content, and the researchers have offered recommendations to the FDA to better regulate them.
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Cannabis is everywhere
Cannabis expert, Camille Gourdet outlines the different US state regulations of edibles.
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Swine dysentery in the US: The past, present and future…
As antibiotic usage drops, the National Pork Board is monitoring a once-mighty bacterial swine disease now sparsely recorded in the US. Here, Tyler A. McNeil explores the infection’s wrath, halt, rebound and future.
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Lycored calls on nutrition industry to offer support during pandemic
Lycored teams up with Food4hungry to help feed the vulnerable and spread some much needed cheer with their 'Letters to a Stranger' initiative.
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FDA issues best practices for food services during COVID-19 pandemic
The information aims to offer advice and guidance on how to manage employee health, hygiene, food service operations and food delivery services.
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Dairy farmers call for action after having to dump excess milk
Dairy farmers have been reported to be dumping milk as demand from retailers drops due to COVID-19, and the WDA has called on the US government to act now.
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Western Growers launch leafy greens food safety platform
The interactive website aims to easily allow the public to participate in routine discussions and process amendments that will ensure continuous improvement of the leafy green food safety preventive practices.
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Data suggests USDA’s swine inspection rules pose threat to public health
Food & Water Watch and the Center for Food Safety have suggested that analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection System eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection, which could potentially lead to disease outbreaks.
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COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate childhood obesity, experts warn
As children stay home, potentially for the rest of the academic year, public health experts have urged policy makers to introduce new measures that would promote healthy eating and exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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90 more days to submit comments for FDA laboratory accreditation programme
The Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods proposed rule comment period was previously extended until 6 April 2020, but due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, will now close 6 July 2020.
