Paprika Recalled For Potential Salmonella Contamination By News Desk  The TJX Companies, Inc. is recalling "ecoato" Sweet Paprika Powder products as they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Upon learning of the potential risk from the Food and Drug Administration, the Company took rapid action to alert its stores to remove the product from store shelves immediately and has put in place... Continue ReadingAs More Imported Foods Reach the Dinner Table, Holes Remain in FDA Safety Net By Rick Schmitt  (This report by Rick Schmitt was first published June 26, 2014, by FairWarning, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit news organization focused on public health, safety and environmental issues, and related topics of government and business accountability.) In April 2012, a team of inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated a seafood company in... Continue ReadingFDA Warning Letters: Three Dairies, Two Seafood Processors By News Desk  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published five warning letters it issued to dairies and seafood processors. Dueppengeisser Dairy Company of Perry, NY, and Todd & Patty Meech Dairy Farm of Sebeka, MN, received warning letters after selling a calf and a cow for slaughter that were considered adulterated because of unacceptable levels of... Continue ReadingWhy Most Americans Refrigerate Raw Shell Eggs and Europeans Often Don't By News Desk  American travelers to Europe may have noticed that people “across the pond” often store raw shell eggs at room temperature. They can safely do that because of the way eggs are produced in Europe, but it can’t be safely done in the U.S. because of Salmonella. Salmonella bacteria, discovered in 1885 and named for the... Continue ReadingU.S., Mexico Enter Formal Produce Safety Partnership By News Desk  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Mexico's National Service for Agro-Alimentary Public Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA) and Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) signed a statement of intent last week forming a partnership to promote the safety of fresh and minimally processed agricultural products. Each country’s agencies will work together... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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