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Quick bites from around the food safety arena Food safety attorney and Food Safety News publisher Bill Marler has identified Trader […]
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Publisher’s Platform: USDA finally on the record; names Trader Joe’s in E. coli outbreak
On Friday, October 23, 2026, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service confirmed that Trader Joe’s Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps
Beef jerky recalled because of lack of inspection, illegal use of USDA seal
Imperio Distribution LLC of Elgin, IL, is recalling 946 pounds of ready-to-eat beef jerky products that were produced without the
FDA issues warning about cold smoked fish because of botulism risk; company refuses to recall product
The FDA has issued a public warning about cold smoked sprats from D&M Smoked Fish Inc. because the company has refused
Fifty people sick, a known supplier, and FDA still won’t say its name. That is wrong, and here is how we fix it.
Fifty people have been sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in a multistate outbreak that FDA and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating
Sprouting seeds recalled because of Salmonella contamination
Wild West Seed Inc. is recalling almost 10,000 pounds of broccoli sprouting seeds because of Salmonella contamination. The Albany, OR,
Publisher’s Platform: The food Traceability Rule has been law since 2022 – nobody has to follow it until 2028. Here is how that happened, and what FDA is doing with the time.
On Nov. 6, FDA will hold the second of its public meetings on what it calls Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level
Judge delays USDA’s reorganization plan
A federal Jude has stopped the USDA from a reorganization that was to close some offices, cut some staff and
Outbreaks in France still high despite decline
More than 2,000 outbreaks sickened 20,000 people in France in 2024 and six people died, according to a recent report.
Virginia reporting more patients than CDC in outbreak traced to oysters
Although the CDC is reporting only 27 illnesses in a Salmonella Telelkebir outbreak linked to oysters, the Virginia Department of