G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. is recalling Brandt brand mini spicy cheese sausage because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) test results. The CFIA is currently conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to more recalls
The product was distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The CFIA is verifying that the recalled product is removed from the marketplace.
Consumers are being told not to…
On August 11, 2020, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued jointly developed guidance to assist the food industry as it continues to operate during the challenging times presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The jointly issued “Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic” draws upon existing guidance from the FDA, OSHA and the Centers for…
We have discussed the slow progress toward a regulatory pathway for lawfully marketing FDA-regulated food and dietary supplement products that contain cannabidiol (CBD). While CBD products remain technically illegal (aside from one FDA-approved drug), FDA is gathering information and has taken action so far only against CBD-containing products that make disease and health-related claims or contain unsafe contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticides. Product labeling that may be false and misleading with regard to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule, effective October 13, 2020, to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, or foods that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients, and that are labeled “gluten-free.”…
April Zambelli-Weiner is an epidemiologist (meaning she’s not an M.D.), on the plaintiffs’ side, who claims expertise in a wide variety of areas. In addition to the Zofran (birth defect) litigation that prompted this (and a prior) post, her name pops up in litigation over leukemia, Walsh v. BASF Corp., ___ A.3d ___, 2020 WL 4135151, at *12 (Pa. July 21, 2020) (“no ruling with respect to whether [her] failure to opine on…
Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on understanding and implementing overall equipment effectiveness strategy. This series is sponsored by SafetyChain Software.
When it comes to food manufacturers improving plant efficiency using overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), simply looking at output figures is not enough, says Clara Gavriliuc, Vice President of Data Analytics for SafetyChain Software.
“Without analyzing the data of each of the three OEE components during the production day, it is…
Norway must improve its import control system for products of animal origin, according to a report from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The recommendations by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) follow an updated country profile in July 2020, assessing Norway’s performance in food and veterinary areas. This profile is based on a general review audit by ESA in the country in February 2020.
In this audit, ESA assessed how Norway has followed up on 38…
Editor’s note: As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.
Two food firms have received warning letters for misbranding.…
869 sick in the U.S. and 379 in Canada linked to Salmonella-tainted Onions
690 sick in the U. S. and 37 in Canada linked to Cyclospora-tainted bagged salad
68 sick in the U. S. and 33 in Canada linked to Salmonella-tainted Peaches
Here is the most recent outbreak information.
According to Canadian health officials, as of August 23, 2020, there have been 33 confirmed case of Salmonella Enteritidis illness linked to peaches recalled by Prima Wawona in…
In the United States, peaches sold under the Wegmans brand have been recalled.
Wawona, the company that has recalled peaches across the U.S. because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak, is expanding the recall to include peaches distributed in Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak in that country, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), but the health department had not posted a public notice as of this afternoon.
In the United States, the outbreak has sickened 68 people across nine…