Canadian Firm Recalls Smoked Prosciutto for Possible Listeria Contamination By News Desk  The food recall warning for Marc Angelo brand Genoa Salami issued on Aug. 6, 2014, has been updated to include an additional product. The additional product was identified during a Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Concord Premium Meats Ltd. is recalling Marc Angelo brand Smoked Prosciutto Speck, product of Italy, from the marketplace due... Continue ReadingTexas Cyclospora Cases Linked to Mexican Cilantro By News Desk  At least 126 Cyclospora-related illnesses in Texas reported this year have now been traced back to fresh cilantro imported from Mexico, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. State and federal health officials revealed the source of the outbreak at the same time they announced that the outbreak was considered over. The case... Continue ReadingFood Industry Association Plans to Make GRAS More Transparent By Lydia Zuraw  The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is taking steps to make food additives more transparent. The trade organization, representing more than 300 food, beverage and consumer product companies, says their five-part initiative, announced Wednesday, will modernize the process for making "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) determinations. The category has been controversial because it allows companies to... Continue ReadingMembers of Congress Want FDA to Drop Agency's Push for FSMA User Fees By Lydia Zuraw  Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sam Farr (D-CA) are calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request full funding for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rather than continuing to consider user fees as a funding source. For the FY... Continue ReadingChinese Citrus Fruit Could be Cleared for U.S. Import: APHIS Invites Comments By News Desk  China will have to jump through some hoops, but it may soon be able to sell previously barred citrus fruit in the United States, specifically fresh pomelo, mandarin orange, ponkan (tangerine), sweet orange and Satsuma mandarin fruit. On Thursday, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published the proposed rule, which would allow the... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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