Food Safety Humor

▼

FSPCA - Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance

▼
Monday, April 30, 2012

FSIS issues verification testing for Non O157 STECs

›
FSIS has just issued the Verification Testing for Non-O157 STEC for Beef Trimmings. While this new wrinkle in the E. coli-Beef trim issue h...
1 comment:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

FDA's Reportable Food Registry Report Provides Important Insight into Food Supply Issues

›
The FDA just released the second annual report for the Reportable Food Registry, RFR. http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodSafetyPrograms/...

Case of BSE, or Mad Cow, found in California

›
A cow in California was diagnosed with BSE, or Mad Cow. This is the fourth documented case of BSE in a cow in the US. It poses no real risk...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Update - Salmonella linked to tuna used in sushi

›
Update 5/3/12 CDC reports that there is now close to 260 people infected with two different strains of Salmonella. CDC Release 5/2/12 ht...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

NY Times reports E. coli on Chicken...oh noooooo

›
What would we do without the occasional ‘shocking’ story about raw meat containing bacteria, in this case, a study that E. coli was found on...
Monday, April 9, 2012

100 ill from Salmonella Bareilly

›
CDC reports that more than 100 people in 19 states are ill from Salmonella Bareilly. CDC states that, this time, at there is no confirmed l...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

FDA releases 2nd edition of Bad Bug Book

›
FDA has recently released the second edition of the Bad Bug Book. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FodborneIll...
Monday, April 2, 2012

60 Minutes segment "Is Sugar Toxic?"

›
In case you missed it, here is the 60 Minutes segment on sugar, ‘Is Sugar Toxic?’. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B56Gpf1f5_A Too much s...

FDA will not ban BPA at this time

›
The controversy will continue as FDA has decided not to ban BPA from food packaging materials at this time (due to inconclusive evidence). ...