Potential E. coli Cases Reported on Minnesota Indian Reservation By News Desk  Minnesota health officials reportedly have confirmed up to a dozen cases of foodborne illness potentially linked to E. coli on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation about 15 miles west of Duluth, MN. Tribal leaders are working with the state to try and find out how many people have been impacted... Continue ReadingQ&A: California Fruit Recall By Cathy Siegner  How do I know whether the fruit I bought/ate has been recalled? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted a list of all fruits recalled to date from the Wawona Packing Co., including packing numbers, searchable lot codes and Block ID numbers. The agency has also posted photos of the clamshells, boxes and bags... Continue ReadingCanada Introduces Fines for Meat Safety Failures By Lydia Zuraw  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has amended its regulations so that it can fine meat processors for violations of food safety programs such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and non-food safety issues such as labeling and consumer protection. The new Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) apply to 84 provisions of the Meat Inspection... Continue ReadingAussie Listeria Tests Led to Recall of Likely Already Consumed California Fruit By Dan Flynn  Back in the day, before the fresh fruit and produce industry managed to kill it, the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) came under fire from growers for not providing timely results, sometimes resulting in recalls of fruit that consumers had already eaten. That was 18 months ago and MDP — the joint venture of about 10... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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