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Food safety
Eagle Produce LLC recalls whole cantaloupe
Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ is initiating a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella following a test…
Kenyan government guarantees pest free produce exports to Europe
The Kenyan government will ensure fresh produce exports to Europe and other export destinations. Principal Secretary for Crop Development Kello Harsama said that due to…
Safeway Fresh Foods recalls Sunnyside Farms Organic Butternut Squash
Safeway Fresh Foods of Vineland, NJ, is recalling its 32-oz. Diced Organic Butternut Squash product as it has the potential to be contaminated with Escherichia coli O45. E.…
Retha Faul – Retha Faul Consulting
Food safety system gives growers and consumers peace of mind
Food producers have a plethora of documents going back and forth these days, much of it to comply with the various food safety standards, and to backdate or generate documents before a scheduled audit constitutes fraudulent behaviour. Sometimes documentation slips through and staff forget – but that need…
The European Commission proposes extending permission to use glyphosate in EU for another ten years
Brussels is justifying the renewal of the authorization to use glyphosate based on the latest report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which last July ruled out "critical areas of concern" in the use of this herbicide, although it admitted that some issues could not be evaluated. "We have…
USDA invests in efforts to prevent and reduce food loss and waste
USDA Announced that it is investing $25 million in efforts to prevent and reduce food loss and waste as part of a joint agency initiative between USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE). The funding includes $4.3 million for the Community Food…
Select packages of Costco butternut squash recalled
A notice sent out by Costco supplier Safeway Fresh Foods on Friday, September 15, announced that select packages of butternut squash – specifically its 20522 Organic Butternut…
Global Coalition of Fresh Produce -
Report calls for urgent policy measures to safeguard supply of fresh produce to consumers
The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce published the final results of its survey into the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts…
Product sold in Ontario and possibly other provinces and territories
Golden Mushroom brand Enoki Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Enoki Mushrooms from the Golden Mushroom brand have been recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes. Buyers are advised not to consume, use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled…
DG agri dashboard - Peaches and nectarines
Week 35 price for peaches in the EU stood at €116 / 100 kg
The weekly prices for peaches in the EU (ex-packaging station) stood at €116 / 100 kgs. At 1.129.000 tons, Italy was the largest EU producer of peaches and nectarines among the member states last year. Click here to view the data sheet. Source: agriculture.ec.europa.eu
Full report on hazards in produce released by FAO and WHO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) released their full report on Prevention and control of microbiological hazards in fresh fruits…
Hong Kong checks finds banned Japanese vegetables
Routine checks in Hong Kong have found some banned Japanese vegetables on an importer. A consignment of vegetables has been sealed, with a packet of eggplant without a…
Australian consumer more hesitant to buy mushrooms
Amid reports that mushroom sales have dropped off sharply due to the case of the Victorian lunch that killed three diners, the chair of the Australian Mushroom Growers…
Vietnam yet to receive UK warning on dragon fruit exports
According to deputy director Ngo Xuan Nam, the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS Office) has not yet received a food…
Neolithics' Crystal.eye™:
Revolutionizing food waste reduction with AI quality control inspection
Israeli startup Neolithics is has used Artificial Intelligence software algorithms to develop "Crystal.eye," a software application that helps address the issue of discarded produce.Neolithics Crystal.eye Global food waste landscapeRecent data highlights that a significant proportion, estimated at 40% to…
Britain publishes final Border Target Operating Model plans
The British final Border Target Operating Model sets out a new approach to security controls applying to all imports, and sanitary and phytosanitary controls of plants and…
Macao to ban import of fruits and vegetables from 10 prefectures and regions of Japan
The Macao Special Administrative Region has banned the import of fruits and vegetables (and more) from a total of 10 prefectures and regions, namely Fukushima Prefecture,…
Twin City Foods Inc., recalls frozen Super Sweet Corn and Mixed Vegetables because of possible health risk
Twin City Foods, Inc. of Stanwood, Washington, is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Not-Ready-To Eat Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Super Sweet Cut Corn and Mixed Vegetables in retail bags, due to a potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria…
Detecting harmful artificial ripening practices
Agriculture Ministry Cameroon recommends rapid detection kits in markets
Agriculture Minister Gabriel Mbairobe has announced that the Cameroonian Ministry of Agriculture has ordered the purchase of rapid detection kits to spot traders using…
Taipei to take Chinese mango ban to WTO’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Committee
After China’s announcement earlier yesterday that it had suspended imports of mangoes from Taiwan with immediate effect, the Ministry of Agriculture said it would take up the…
Germany issues an alert after finding high contents of three pesticides in cherries imported from Turkey
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has notified the alert issued by the authorities of Germany, after having detected high contents of chlorpyrifos, dimethoate,…
Food Lion recalls Mixed Vegetables and Super Sweet Corn
Food Lion is notifying customers of a recall of Food Lion Mixed Vegetables and Food Lion Super Sweet Cut Corn. These items are being recalled due to possible Listeria…
Another batch of Serbian peaches returned from border of EU
Serbian-produced peaches were returned from the border with Croatia because they contained high levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The reported pesticide is banned in the…
Costco's Kirkland Brand frozen strawberries sicken customers
Marler Clark files Hepatitis A lawsuits
The hepatitis A attorneys at Marler Clark, a Seattle based law firm, filed lawsuits against Scenic Fruit Company, LLC (berry grower) and Californica Splendor, Inc. (berry…
Australian commercial mushroom farms 'safe', industry says after fatal incident
According to Australia's mushroom industry it is ‘absolutely impossible’ that a grower could produce poison fungi. All mainstream mushroom and exotic fungi operations operate…
Spain uses fewer chemicals
On July 5, 2023, the European Commission published the latest data on the progress made in the European Union towards the pesticide reduction targets set in the Farm to Fork strategy for the period 2011-2021. The data reveal a 6% reduction in the use of chemical phytosanitary products since 2020 and an overall decrease of 33%…
US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
Public health alert for fresh salads and wraps due to possible lettuce contamination
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat salads and wraps with meat and poultry may contain contaminated lettuce. The lettuce, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), may be…
Morocco
Contaminated watermelons withdrawn from Marjane supermarket in Agadir
Morocco’s Food Safety Office (ONSSA) has ordered the withdrawal of all watermelon products from a Marjane supermarket in the city of Agadir. Examinations conducted on samples…
West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force Annual Smoke Summit
New research on smoke taint discussed
Smoke taint was the main subject at the recent West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force Annual Smoke Summit. There, numerous speakers had their turn at the podium to present…
Coop recalls Polish onions in Estonia over exceeding pesticide residue limits
Following the discovery that they contain greater volumes of pesticide residue than is permissible under European Union law, supermarket Coop has had to recall nationwide a…
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration:
‘Cherries from US, Canada failed inspections’
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration has released a list of 14 items that failed border inspections, including 18 batches of cherries from the US that failed border…
AVA-ASAJA asks the EU to harden measures on South Africa after the first false moth detections
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) has stated that, in July, the EU detected -for the first time in this campaign- the false moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) in…
Australian spinach producers still recovering after December contamination event disturbed sales
In December last year, producer Dino Borrato, working out of Bacchus Marsh in central Victoria, lost close to $1 million overnight when more than 100 Australians were…
Discovery of illegal pesticide used at Aroostook County broccoli farm has industry worried
Emerald Valley Ranches of Caribou was recently ordered to destroy much of its crop after state laboratory tests discovered the presence of an illegal pesticide on produce…
Raw morel mushrooms most likely behind deadly gastro disease outbreak in Montana
Public health officials have signed off on an outbreak investigation in Montana saying that morel mushrooms were most likely what made dozens of people sick, even killing two.…
FDA recognizes alignment of GLOBALG.A.P. standard with FSMA Produce Safety Rule
The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard version 5.4-1-GFS for fruit and vegetables, plus the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR)…
Cases found in Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries is expanding
As of July 20, another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries. The Centers for Disease Control and…
ToBRFV and tomato imports to Germany: quantifying the correlation
When you see it, it’s too late. There’s no treatment available and no solution to stop its spread. And despite all the efforts, there are no varieties available yet with suitable resistances. No wonder ToBRFV, the rugose virus, has caused a lot of turmoil in the tomato world. In November 2018, the first…
CDC researcher outlines multistate salmonella outbreaks linked to Indiana-grown melons
Laura Gieraltowski, lead of the Foodborne Outbreak Response Team at the CDC’s Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental…
China and and African countries look to establish mechanism for sanitary and phytosanitary cooperation
The trade value of agricultural products between China and Africa has jumped from 33.3 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) in 2012 to 58.6 billion yuan in 2022, with an average annual…
APOEXPA distributes stone fruit, grapes, and melon to more than 1,900 English cruisers in Cartagena
Apoexpa has entertained the English passengers of the Marella Voyager on their arrival this morning at the Port of Cartagena with stone fruit, grapes, and melon as part of the…
Due to Potential Presence of Undeclared Allergens
Braga Fresh issues precautionary recall of 365 by Whole Foods Market brand organic Asian inspired chopped salad kit
Braga Fresh is voluntarily recalling a single production run of 365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Asian Inspired Chopped Salad Kit 12oz bag purchased from Whole Foods Markets stores. The product is being recalled because it contains incorrect condiment ingredients resulting in undeclared milk and egg…
AERU to estimate the importance of food safety for New Zealand economy
The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre has commissioned the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) at Lincoln University to make an independent…
Kenyan government should make testing, inspection and certification of export products affordable
The Kenyan government has been urged to create testing, inspection and certification of produce destined for the export markets more affordable. Ali Qazilbash from the United…
