20 Sickened in Wisconsin Salmonella Outbreak By News Desk  Health officials in Kenosha County, WI, are investigating more than 20 Salmonella illnesses reportedly connected to consumption of meat from local grocery store Los Corrales, according to WISN 12 News. All of the patients have reported eating meat products from the grocery store and subsequently becoming ill. Health officials say they’re still investigating the source of... Continue Reading
Four Defendants Sentenced in Cheese Reselling Scheme By News Desk  The recent sentencing of Miguel Leal, former president of Mexican Cheese Producers Inc. of Darlington, WI, brought to an end criminal prosecution for events dating back to 2007. Leal, Cynthia Gutierrez, and Jose and Tony Zurita were indicted by a grand jury that sat during the winter of 2011. Charges were filed with the U.S. District... Continue Reading
Feds Want to Keep Seized Midamar Emails For Now By Dan Flynn  The government on Tuesday asked a federal magistrate to deny an emergency motion seeking the return of emails taken last week when search warrants were executed at the Midamar Corporation in Cedar Rapids, IA. Defense attorneys for the company say the emails are shielded by attorney-client privilege. Chief Magistrate Judge Jon S. Scoles did not immediately render... Continue Reading
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand animal drug data to include information about species. Each year, the agency publishes a summary of the information animal drug sponsors are required to report every year by the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), but the data are only broken down by drug class.... 
Many requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have yet to be implemented, and one of them is a recall notification system for grocery stores described in Section 211 of the law. The section on improving the Reportable Food Registry required that within one year of FSMA's enactment in 2011, FDA "develop and publish... 
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