California Firm Recalls Jarred Food Products for Botulism Risk By News Desk  VR Green Farms of San Clemente, CA, is voluntarily recalling a variety of its jarred food products because they may have been improperly produced, therefore making them susceptible to contamination by Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products include Pine Nut Basil Pesto, Pickled Farm Mix, Old World Tomato Sauce, Sundried Tomatoes in Olive Oil, Tuscan Grilling... Continue ReadingFlorida County Issues Health Alert After 58 Cryptosporidium Cases By News Desk  The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County has issued a health alert for the county after 58 cases of a parasitic illness had been reported as of July 29. Cryptosporidium is a parasite found in contaminated water, and can make people very sick. Symptoms include severe cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. “It really has to... Continue ReadingFSIS Poultry Rule Requires More Pathogen Testing, Introduces Voluntary Inspection System By Lydia Zuraw  The new poultry inspection rule announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires additional microbiological testing at all poultry processing facilities and introduces a fifth inspection system available for U.S. plants to voluntarily adopt. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the rule a "longstanding effort" to "modernize our system" and said the agency is confident... Continue Reading17 Months and 634 Illnesses Later, CDC Declares Foster Farms-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Over By James Andrews  Seventeen months since the first illnesses appeared in March 2013, the Foster Farms-linked Salmonella outbreak has been declared over by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The final tally of confirmed illnesses came in at 634 people in 29 states and Puerto Rico. Of those cases, at least 241 people (38 percent) were... Continue ReadingJury Chosen in PCA Trial; Opening Arguments Begin Today By Dan Flynn  A 12-member jury and six alternates — 10 men and eight women in all — were selected Thursday in the criminal trial of three former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Opening arguments will begin Friday from government prosecutors and defense attorneys for former... Continue ReadingReactions Vary to USDA's Poultry Inspection Rule By Lydia Zuraw  The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection on Thursday, requiring all poultry processing plants to engage in additional microbiological testing and establishing the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS), which companies can choose to opt into or not. Predictably, the agency’s move drew reactions from across the spectrum.... Continue ReadingFSIS Denies CSPI Petition to Declare Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella an Adulterant By Lydia Zuraw  Thursday was a busy day for the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. In addition to publishing its new poultry inspection rule, the agency also released its response to the Center for Science in the Public Interest's petition, denying the organization's request to have antibiotic-resistant Salmonella declared an adulterant. CSPI's petition, originally filed... Continue ReadingCongress Members Ask USDA to Drop COOL if WTO Disapproves By News Desk  If the World Trade Organization (WTO) sides with Canada and Mexico in their complaint that country-of-origin labeling (COOL) laws in the U.S. put their meat exports at an unfair disadvantage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture should rescind those laws and allow Congress to resolve the issue, said 112 members of Congress in a letter to... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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