The FDA has discovered that recalled strawberry products may have still been served--particularly in schools and restaurants--in the weeks following an initial recall.
According to leaked documents, food safety officials in the EU have dropped legislation that was supposed to limit the use of acrylamide, an “extremely hazardous substance”, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a chemical that has been previously linked to cancer.
The chemistry department at Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS) have come up with a new way to detect foodborne bacteria in food and water in less than an hour.
In the USDA’s solicitation for proposals from vendors interested in conducting necessary studies, the agency has made no mention of an originally planned consumer use study.
The results of a scientific workshop on foodborne illness have been published in Summary Report of Joint Scientific Workshop on Foodborne Viruses, a publication by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The workshop was a joint venture with the UK Food Standards Agency.
Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the end to an Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) outbreak caused by contaminated beef products.
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