Michigan company recalling dog chews because of Salmonella contamination | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

French health authorities have confirmed two cases of botulism following the consumption of a product made in Spain. Results of the investigation by the General Directorate for Food (DGAL) were shared with Spanish authorities. The two patients live in Brittany and ate tortillas produced in Spain by a factory belonging to the Palacios group. The...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Hormel Foods is discontinuing bacon production at its Tucker, Georgia, plant to optimize its manufacturing footprint, the company said in an email to Supply Chain Dive. The company shut down the line at the plant...

— OPINION — By Roger Hancock and Vanessa Coffman    Food recalls happen almost daily, but the way they’re communicated to consumers is far from consistent. Despite years of discussion and some progress from regulators (the FDA has provided guidance, and the USDA has their own template) there’s still no universal standard for recall notifications –...

Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Sazerac has acquired small batch spirits company Western Son Vodka and Distillery for an undisclosed amount. Texas-based Western Son produces a range of flavored vodkas in addition to distilling a gin. The deal builds on Sazerac’s vodka...

About 20 people have been hospitalized in a region of Sweden with suspected Listeria infections. Stockholm’s infection control unit said people may have been infected with Listeria after eating at a restaurant in central Stockholm. An initial warning covered the period Sept. 25 to 27 but this has been expanded to include people who ate...

As extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging roll out across several U.S. states, producers must navigate a new and evolving regulatory landscape. Seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) already have laws, with lawmakers in many other states introducing or considering their own versions. Figuring out producer obligations under...

FDA increases import requirements on shrimp, spices from Indonesia because of radioactivity | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

A major German E. coli outbreak also includes a woman from the United States who had been to the country. A total of 255 cases are linked to the outbreak. One person over 90 years old with HUS died but this was a probable case without lab confirmation. The median age of the patients is...

Foster Poultry Farms recalls almost 4 million pounds of corndogs after consumer complaints of injuries | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link