Food Safety News - 10/19/2018 Walmart’s Yiannas agrees to take FDA’s top food safety job when Ostroff retires

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Walmart's Yiannas agrees to take FDA's top food safety job when Ostroff retires By Dan Flynn on Oct 19, 2018 12:05 am Analysis It came as no surprise that 54-year old Frank M. Yiannas, FDA’s newly named deputy commissioner for food policy and response, would be the one for the job. After the romaine lettuce fiasco and deadly E. coli outbreak linked to it earlier this year, somebody had to tell the fresh produce industry they have... Continue Reading Study documents that irrigating crops with wastewater can spread disease By News Desk on Oct 19, 2018 12:03 am Urban farmers growing vegetables in Africa could accidentally be helping to spread disease by irrigating crops with wastewater, according to researchers. In a report published in the Environmental Research journal, the scientists found evidence in Burkina Faso canal water samples of virulent pathogens commonly responsible for waterborne diseases which could lead to people that are... Continue Reading McCain Foods recall causes Hy-Vee to recall meat, poultry, potato products By News Desk on Oct 19, 2018 12:02 am Grocery retailer Hy-Vee Inc. is recalling some of its meat, poultry, and potato products because they contain mushrooms and tomatoes that McCain Foods has recalled because of potential bacterial contamination. Hy-Vee officials said in a notice yesterday that McCain Foods recalled the implicated caramelized mushrooms and fire-roasted tomatoes because of possible contamination with Salmonella and... Continue Reading One ill in Sweden due to mislabeled beans; favism suspected By Joe Whitworth on Oct 19, 2018 12:01 am One person in Sweden has fallen ill after incorrectly preparing chickpeas and beans that were not labelled correctly. Sweden issued a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notification after a report from the Sollentuna authority that a person had fallen ill. It was initially thought to be food poisoning but later changed to... Continue Reading BULLETIN: Ostroff retiring from FDA; Walmart's Yiannas moving to agency By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:39 pm In a letter to staff, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food and Veterinary Medicine Dr. Stephen Ostroff announced he will be retiring in January 2019. Frank Yiannas, Walmart's vice president for food safety will leave the mega-retailer to fill the void at the agency. The FDA deputy commissioner position is being eliminated. Yiannas will go into the... 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