Food Safety News - 09/12/2018 Activists wants federal magistrate to take over GMO labeling enactment from USDA

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Activists wants federal magistrate to take over GMO labeling enactment from USDA By Dan Flynn on Sep 12, 2018 12:06 am The federal magistrate judge has yet not yet ruled whether the defendants even have the legal standing to bring their case, and the federal defense attorneys have yet to show up in the court, but two activist organizations say they are now "entitled to a summary judgment on their sole claim." The Center for Food Safety... Continue Reading FDA officials renew warnings about dangers of kratom tea, other products By Coral Beach on Sep 12, 2018 12:04 am In a rare move, the top administrator at the FDA on Tuesday posted a statement about warning letters the agency sent this past week. The comments from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb renewed FDA's warnings to consumers about teas and other products containing kratom.  Such products, made with the leaves from a plant that is native to... Continue Reading Public warned of Salmonella outbreak in Adelaide traced to raw alfalfa sprouts By Joe Whitworth on Sep 12, 2018 12:03 am A Salmonella outbreak in an Australian state linked to alfalfa sprouts has eight confirmed cases. Testing of retail product confirmed Salmonella presence in a variety of alfalfa sprout products. South Australians have been warned not to eat a number of alfalfa sprout products made by the Adelaide-based business Sunshine Sprouts after people became ill with Salmonella... Continue Reading 'Philly' beef recalled after company tests show possible Listeria contamination By News Desk on Sep 12, 2018 12:02 am A supplier to the country's largest foodservice supplier, Sysco, is recalling more than 3 tons of "Philly Beef Stake" after the producer's internal testing showed possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.  The supplier had not yet reported complete distribution information as of the posting of the recall yesterday.  No illnesses had been confirmed in relation to... Continue Reading FSAI audit finds problems with retailers' recall procedures By News Desk on Sep 12, 2018 12:01 am The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has found some stores in the country had "deficiencies" in procedures to withdraw or recall food. An audit showed four stores had no processes in place to effectively deal with the withdrawal or recall of a food supplied by a local supplier, e.g. meat products, eggs, bread or confectionery.... Continue Reading Food Safety News Copyright © 2018 Marler Clark LLP. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to notifications when new posts are published. Our mailing address is: Marler Clark LLP 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Add us to your address book Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list