Food Safety News - 06/27/2022 Restructuring the Food Program at FDA

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​ Restructuring the Food Program at FDA​ By News Desk on Jun 27, 2022 12:07 am Editor’s Note: FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf delivered remarks in June to the FDLI Annual Conference. Here are excerpts from his prepared remarks that addressed food safety. “One issue that’s been front and center, highlighted by the recent challenges related to the supply of infant formula, is the need to adequately fund, revamp and restructure... Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet Summer Addo of FSIS​ By U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jun 27, 2022 12:04 am Summer Addo, Ph.D., is an enforcement, investigations and analysis officer (EIAO), and has been with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Office of Field Operations for more than 11 years. In her current role, she conducts public health risk evaluations for meat and poultry establishments and makes recommendations regarding enforcement actions. Addo performs on-site,... Continue Reading First lawsuit filed against Daily Harvest​ By Dan Flynn on Jun 27, 2022 12:03 am A Tulsa, OK resident is the first to sue Daily Harvest over its contaminated “Frech Lentil + Leek Crumbles” product. The first plaintiff is Carol Ann Ready, suing New York-based Daily Harvest in federal court for the Southern District of New York. Daily Harvest has received approximately 470 reports of illness or adverse reactions to... Continue Reading Audit uncovers meat sector violations​ By Joe Whitworth on Jun 27, 2022 12:02 am An audit of the meat sector in Ireland has found a number of serious issues including forgery, use of meat with an expired date, and one company unable to identify its suppliers. Some non-compliances undermined the safety of food or resulted in misleading information for consumers, said the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The... Continue Reading