Food Safety News - 03/23/2022 Publisher’s Platform: The Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship needs the food industry to step up – come on – put yo

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Publisher’s Platform: The Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship needs the food industry to step up – come on – put your food safety money where your mouth is! By Bill Marler on Mar 23, 2022 12:27 am Lauren would have been thirty-six this year, but because of the Jack-in-the Box E. coli Outbreak she will be forever six. We were proud to donate $100,000 to start the fellowship – I am putting up another $50,000 tomorrow. STOP accepting applicants for 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship The national nonprofit public health organization... Continue Reading Marshals ordered to use ‘reasonable force’ to gain access for court expert By Dan Flynn on Mar 23, 2022 12:05 am Federal Judge Edward G, Smith of the Eastern District of Pennslyvania had reason to hope that Amos Miller would give George Lapsley, the court’s appointed expert “unimpeded access” to Miller’s Organic Farm’s facilities, meat and poultry inventory, records, employees, and other staff so that Mr. Lapsley could perform his court-directed scope of work. Miller promised... Continue Reading Codex develops guide on managing foodborne outbreaks By Joe Whitworth on Mar 23, 2022 12:03 am Experts at a Codex committee meeting have drafted guidance on how to handle microbiological foodborne outbreaks. The guideline will give countries a structured approach on preparedness and management to limit the scale of such outbreaks. It covers surveillance and monitoring systems, analytical methods, risk assessment and communication, using epidemiological and lab data and lessons learned.... Continue Reading Czech officials urge industry to focus on pest control By News Desk on Mar 23, 2022 12:01 am Czech authorities have asked businesses to pay more attention to maintenance and hygiene after they closed 21 sites in January. It was the highest monthly number of closed establishments in the past five years. In the same period in 2021, inspectors from the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) closed six establishments and in... Continue Reading Documents show ongoing problems at infant formula plant linked to outbreak By Coral Beach on Mar 22, 2022 06:19 pm The FDA has released documents showing a pattern of problems with food safety practices at the infant formula production plant implicated in an outbreak of illnesses that includes two deaths. Form 483 documents from inspections in 2019, 2021 and 2022 of Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI, facility, show problems at the plant, according to the Food... Continue Reading More than 3 million Airborne Gummies recalled after consumer complaints By News Desk on Mar 22, 2022 02:46 pm Reckitt is recalling 3.74 million bottles of Airborne Gummies in assorted fruit, orange, and blueberry pomegranate flavors because, when opened for the first time, pressure build up in the bottle can cause the cap and underlying seal to pop off with force when opened for the first time, posing an injury hazard. Reckitt has received... Continue Reading Customer complaints prompt Flow Alkaline Spring Water to recall beverages By News Desk on Mar 22, 2022 02:36 pm Flow Beverages Inc. of Verona, VA, is recalling Flow Alkaline Spring Water – Organic lemon & ginger flavored water because of four customer complaints of alleged adverse reactions following the consumption of the product. The details of the adverse reactions were not released in the company information posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The... Continue Reading