James Marsden, Chipotle Mexican Grill’s food safety leader, will be retiring in Q2 2019. The casual fast food chain is currently searching for a replacement, according to a Bloomberg report.
This week, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting more information about the current ongoing multistate Escherichia coli outbreak linked to ground beef from Cargill. The outbreak has resulted in 18 illnesses and one death.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance that will help determine when it is necessary and appropriate for retailers to be publicly identified when a food recall or outbreak is underway.
This week, Walmart and Sam’s Club formally requested their fresh, leafy greens suppliers to begin tracing their produce all the way back to its farm origin with the help of blockchain technology.
On September 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) issued a notice that Fort Morgan, CO-based Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling over 132,000 pounds (66 tons) of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 bacteria.
To help combat these ongoing illnesses, the Government of Canada is partnering with the food manufacturing industry and food retailers to reduce Salmonella in frozen raw breaded chicken products produced on or after April 1, 2019, to below detectable amounts, thereby reducing the risk of illness for everyone who handles or consumes these types of products.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Florence.