FDA warnings: Sea cucumbers, apple cider and tofu By News Desk  Following inspections, the Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters, recently made public, to a seafood processing facility in Nicaragua, a juice processing facility in Iowa and a tofu production facility in Washington D.C. Companies have 15 working days to respond to FDA warning letters. None of the three companies listed below have received close-out... Continue Reading
Virginia Senate prefers state, not FDA, to inspect produce farms By Dan Flynn  If your business was subject to an unannounced, warrantless inspection, would you rather it be state or federal officials knocking on your door? That very question is being raised in Virginia for about 400 farms that produce more than $25,000 in annual income from fresh fruits and vegetables. Those farms are subject to the rules and regulations of the... Continue Reading
Heavy man — Cornell's Hiperbaric 55 pressures pathogens By News Desk  Pressure kills bugs. Anyone who's ever stepped on a creepy crawly and heard that familiar crunch knows that. It takes a lot more pressure than a pair of penny loafers, though, to kill microscopic pathogens like E. coli and Listeria, and Cornell University is proving its heavy-weight status as a food safety leader with its... Continue Reading
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