Sliced Apples Recalled in Canada for Listeria Risk, 1 Illness Reported By News Desk  Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling from the marketplace sliced apples and products containing sliced apples produced in its Brampton, Ontario, facility due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. One illness has been reported associated with consumption of these products, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Consumers should not consume, and distributors, retailers... Continue Reading
Senators, Food Industry Groups Call for More FSMA Funding By James Andrews  On the heels of a high-profile Listeria outbreak and the recall of all Blue Bell ice cream products, seven Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by approving President Obama’s request for an additional $109.5 million to implement the law. The U.S.... Continue Reading
Antibiotic Use Deserves Serious Conversation, Not Scare Tactics By Robin Ganzert  The recent release of the Food and Drug Administration's report on antibiotic sales brought a round of calls from certain advocacy groups to ban the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. These advocates remind me of another crowd: the anti-vaccination movement. Both the groups pushing for an antibiotic-free animal agriculture and the "anti-vaxxers" ignore established... Continue Reading
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Top officials of U.S. food safety agencies are not wholeheartedly supportive of a single food safety agency, arguing that collaboration is a higher priority. During the Food Safety Summit in Baltimore on Thursday, leadership from the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Association of Food and Drug... 
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