Food Safety News - 01/23/2022 FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention

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FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention By Frank Yiannas on Jan 23, 2022 12:05 am – OPINION – Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foods Program. I’d like to highlight some of the strides we made last year in protecting the safety of human foods, which we will continue building on this year.... Continue Reading Danish control finds food transport violations By News Desk on Jan 23, 2022 12:02 am Danish authorities have found a quarter of companies don’t follow the rules when collecting or delivering food. A Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) control campaign from May to September 2021 looked at the transport of food at retail level. It did not cover the occasional delivery of food ordered from supermarkets or restaurants. Officials... Continue Reading Smoothies recalled because of natural toxins in raw elderberries By News Desk on Jan 22, 2022 02:38 pm Consumer complaints about smoothies sold online causing illnesses have resulted in the recall of Evive brand smoothies that have raw elderberries. Evive Nutrition Inc, is recalling its “Immunity Super Functional Smoothie” because of the raw elderberries, which contain cyanogenic glycosides, a natural toxin, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency reports that the... Continue Reading