Food Safety News - 05/20/2022 Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

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Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation​ By Coral Beach on May 20, 2022 12:06 am The shortage of infant formula and the food safety reason behind it are front and center for groups like Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group, which are calling on Congress to take action. Representatives from both organizations discussed problems with the internal structure at the Food and Drug Administration and how that complicated the... Continue Reading EU court rules on Lithuanian Salmonella in chicken case​ By Joe Whitworth on May 20, 2022 12:05 am A European court has ruled on a case involving how national authorities handle detection of Salmonella types in chicken meat that are not listed in EU regulation. The request for a ruling was made in a case between Romega UAB, a poultry meat wholesaler, and the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) in Lithuania regarding... Continue Reading First signs that the executives may remove FSIS from remote controls​ By Dan Flynn on May 20, 2022 12:04 am It costs the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) more than $1 billion a year for close to 10,000 inspectors to provide their services at more than 6,200 locations where the private sector produces meat and egg products. For the past two years, a few executives in Washington D.C., especially the four who report... Continue Reading Children falling sick as parents switch off refrigerators to save money​ By News Desk on May 20, 2022 12:02 am Children in England are suffering food poisoning because domestic refrigerators are being turned off to save money, according to multiple reports. Truro Food Bank told the BBC it has had reports of children having upset stomachs, or food poisoning, because some parents are turning their fridges and freezers off overnight to save electricity as rising bills... Continue Reading USDA issues public health alert over Walmart ham that was not fully cooked​ By News Desk on May 19, 2022 01:55 pm The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE), Great Value Black Forest Ham produced by Plumrose USA, doing business as Swift Prepared Foods because the product may not be fully cooked. The problem was discovered when the firm identified product that did not... Continue Reading