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Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens...

Too bad the Taco Bell worker was not already vaccinated. The Snohomish County Health Department has identified a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a food worker who worked at two Taco Bell...

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IAFP Offers Open Access to Webinars During June 2023

In observance of the upcoming fifth World Food Safety Day (WFSD) on June 7, the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) has announced that it will provide open access to its webinar...

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FDA adopts decade-old draft guidance for arsenic in apple juice

It’s been 10 years in the making, but the FDA has announced final guidance on the levels of arsenic in apple juice, seen as crucial for children’s safety. The new guidance sets the level at 10 parts...

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World Health Organization schedules food safety talks

On June 6-9, the World Health Organization has scheduled a series of talks on food safety to increase awareness and encourage a variety of stakeholders to debate and discuss an array of topics on...

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EPA sued over herbicide approvals

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Matthew M. Graves of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington D.C. are all being sued over some...

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Government Chemist event focuses on safe and authentic food

There is a broader consideration these days of what safe and authentic food actually means, according to the chief executive of Food Standards Scotland. Geoff Ogle told attendees at the Government...

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International agency says aspartame is possibly carcinogenic but FDA disagrees

Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame have led to disagreements among various research and public health groups. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),...

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The importance of wastewater analysis to detect foodborne viruses and parasites

TORONTO — In a presentation at IAFP’s 2023 Annual Meeting, Kali Kniel, Ph.D., from the University of Delaware Department of Animal and Food Sciences, shed light on the importance of wastewater analysis...

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PBS stations airing ‘Accidental Host–The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease’

The 53-minute film “Accidental Host — The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease” produced by Dr. Claire Panosian, has been airing on PBS stations around the country since last October and will see its third...

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Break in Avian flu infections by commercial flocks, but the future isn’t known

Avian flu is taking a holiday. It’s been three months since the H5N1 bird flu struck commercial poultry flocks in the United States.  After a long string of infections required America’s poultry...

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EU to lower arsenic levels in some food products

The European Commission has tightened the rules on the presence of arsenic in food products.  The allowed concentration of inorganic arsenic in white rice is lowered, while there are new limits for...

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FDA budget request includes scant money for food safety programs

The Food and Drug Administration has requested $7.2 billion for the fiscal year 2024. According to President Biden’s budget proposal, the agency wants $128 million of that allocated for food safety...

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Food safety tips for those affected by flooding in California

An atmospheric river has led to massive flooding in California, and residents now brace for more dangerous storms with the arrival of a second atmospheric river. Residents impacted by the flooding need...

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Data lacking in FSA assessment of hazards from cell-based meat

An assessment of hazards in cell-based meat products has found considerable gaps in knowledge. There are several areas where data is lacking or information is required to manage the risk or hazard that...

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EFSA finds health risks from nitrosamines in food

There is a health risk from a group of compounds that can form in food during processing, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). EFSA assessed the public health risk related to...

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Biden sees future in ag biotech; food safety included

President Joe Biden is looking in another direction to steer agriculture’s boat. The key word here is biotechnology. And President Biden is all for it. In fact, he goes so far as to say it should be...

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The bird flu vaccine isn’t available in the U.S.

The United States is not ready to vaccinate against High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI). According to John R. Clifford, veterinary trade policy advisory for the USA Poultry & Egg Export...

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Easter baskets without live bunnies, chicks and ducklings are best

Giving live animals as Easter gifts has been a long-standing tradition, but there are serious public health and humane concerns. Year after year hundreds of human illnesses and agonizing deaths for...

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Some lawmakers want to allow the sale of unpasteurized milk in Iowa

Milk producers would be able to sell raw, unpasteurized milk in Iowa if the state Senate approves a bill that has already made it through the House of Representatives. Healthcare and agricultural...

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Food safety included in FAO animal-sourced food report

Food safety and foodborne diseases are one of four themes covered in an FAO report on products of animal origin. FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO’s Committee on...

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Raw, unpasteurized milk can now be sold by farmers directly to consumers in Iowa

On the final day of the state’s legislative session, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill to make some sales of raw, unpasteurized milk legal. The Iowa State Dairy Association opposes the sale of...

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Local officials in Montana issue public warning about contaminated raw milk

Local authorities in Missoula, MT, are warning people to not consume raw milk sold at a farmers market because it came from a herd where cows tested positive for Coxiella burnetii, which is the...

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Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal...

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Federal agencies...

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Rare anthrax strikes beef herd in South Dakota’s West River ranch country

The animal research and diagnostic lab at South Dakota State University has confirmed the presence of Anthrax in a beef herd West of the Missouri River. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

The Food and Drug Administration’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Jim Jones, started his work yesterday and sent the below letter to colleagues. FDA Commissioner Robert Calif appointed...

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Study finds link between autism in boys and maternal diet soda and aspartame...

A recently published study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows a potential association between the diagnosis of autism in...

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Consumer Reports finds one-third of chocolate is high in heavy metals

CR today released test results that have it urging Hershey’s to get harmful lead and cadmium out of its chocolate products Key Findings: Despite its reputation for healthfulness, dark chocolate can be...

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Film highlights push for food safety investment in Africa

The problem of unsafe food has yet to get the global attention and resources it deserves, according to an expert cited in a new film. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Feed...

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FSANZ patulin survey finds low risk to public

An Australian survey of patulin in apple juice and other apple products has found the concentration in most items was low. In 2020, ​​​​​several apple juice products were recalled because of high...

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FSIS highlights 2023 accomplishments in work to protect public health

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is out with its ” key achievements” for 2023 that protected public health through food safety and strengthened the...

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