Food Safety News - November 10, 2014 Whole Foods Raw Almonds Recalled for High Levels of Natural Chemical

Whole Foods Raw Almonds Recalled for High Levels of Natural Chemical By News Desk Marin Food Specialties, Inc. of Byron, CA, is voluntarily recalling Organic Raw Almonds (bitter almonds) sold at Whole Foods Markets due to potentially elevated levels of the natural checmical hydrogen cyanide, according to laboratory test results. The almonds were labeled as “Whole Foods Market Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Italy” and “Whole Foods Organic raw... Continue Reading Food Fraud: Money Scam and Health Hazard By Beth Krietsch Despite the common belief that food fraud in the United States is a rarity, the globalized nature of our food supply chain means many of our favorite foods and ingredients travel far and wide before they reach our plates, making adulteration and other types of food fraud a considerate problem here as well. And it's... Continue Reading Egg-Producing States Plan Appeal of California's Dictates on Laying Hen Cages By News Desk Notice has been filed of a planned appeal by several egg-producing states outside California objecting to the requirement that only eggs from hens kept in so-called Proposition 2 cages can be sold in California. A trial judge earlier rejected the claims on grounds the states representing their egg producers lacked standing to bring the case.... Continue Reading GAO Finds Fault With Government Tests for Pesticide Residues By Gretchen Goetz Government agencies in charge of monitoring food for pesticide residues must step up their testing programs, said the Government Accountability Office Friday in a new study. While data collected by these agencies has shown low levels of drug residue violations in the past few years, shortcomings in their methods mean some residue violations may be... Continue Reading FDA Warning Letters: Food Made Under Unsanitary Conditions By News Desk In its latest round of warning letters to food processors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to three food processors who were found to be producing without proper food safety plans and therefore producing under insanitary conditions. Los Angeles-based International Marine Products, Inc. was found to not have hazard analysis and critical control... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2014 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. 1301 2nd Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101. Change your address or unsubscribe.

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