FDA Publishes Draft Guidance for Expedited Importer Program By Lydia Zuraw  One requirement of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a program to expedite food imports to the U.S. from importers with a proven food safety track record. On Thursday, FDA published draft guidance for industry explaining how the new fee-based Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP)... Continue Reading
Smoked Salmon Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination By News Desk  Santa Barbara Smokehouse of Santa Barbara, CA, is recalling all smoked salmon from March 1 to April 8, 2015, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, The recalled Cold Smoked Salmon was distributed within the United States through retail stores and food wholesalers. The following brands are affected: Cambridge House, Coastal Harbor,... Continue Reading
CDC: Arizona Finds Two Types of Salmonella in Imported Tuna By Cathy Siegner  In an investigation update posted Friday, June 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that unopened frozen ground tuna products tested by the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory, working with the Maricopa County (Phoenix) Environmental Services Department, had found Salmonella Newport in one sample and Salmonella Weltevreden in another sample. The unopened... Continue Reading
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Health officials in Orange County, CA, have confirmed three cases of campylobacteriosis infection associated with consumption of raw goat milk distributed by Claravale Farm of San Benito County, CA. All three patients are young children younger than 5. One patient was hospitalized, and all of them are expected to recover. The raw goat milk was... 
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