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The article discusses the growth in Mexico's horticultural exports to the United States despite the implementation of new U.S. food safety laws. Mexico is a significant source of U.S. vegetable and fruit imports, with the horticultural sector experiencing substantial growth in exports to the U.S. from 2000 to 2023. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) did not disrupt Mexico's access to the U.S. market, as Mexican growers made changes to comply with the new regulations, ensuring continued exports to the U.S. market. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Illinois Food Safety Act, a bill seeking to ban titanium dioxide and other food additives in the state, modeled after the California Food Safety Act. It mentions the bill aims to enhance food safety for Illinoisans by prohibiting certain additives despite their Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status, triggering concerns about inconsistent food safety standards among states and potential challenges to the FDA's national enforcement.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has issued a permanent injunction against Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. and its co-owners following a multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to their queso fresco and cotija cheese products. The outbreak resulted in 26 illnesses across 11 states, with 23 hospitalizations and two deaths. The FDA has implemented a consent decree requiring the company to comply with food safety laws and regulations before resuming operations, emphasizing the importance of food safety and public health. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study by Secure Code Warrior found that less than 4% of software developers worldwide are incorporating training programs focused on integrating cybersecurity standards into their product design. The lack of emphasis on secure-by-design principles may explain why basic software vulnerabilities are frequently exploited by hackers. The research, supported by key figures in cybersecurity like Chris Inglis and Kemba Walden, highlights the need for upskilling personnel and establishing benchmarks to enhance digital infrastructure security. Government agencies like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are promoting secure product design, with over 200 companies pledging to manage vulnerability disclosure programs and reduce security risks in their products. [Extracted from the article]

Food safety leaders from grocery stores and restaurants recently gathered at a symposium to discuss concerns and solutions for food safety standards. The symposium, sponsored by Ecolab, focused on topics such as tracking regulations, leveraging technology, making data actionable, speaking a different language to gain support from executives, and addressing store-specific standards. Additionally, there was a discussion about concerns regarding Salmonella contamination in raw breaded stuffed chicken products. The symposium provided education and showcased innovations to help businesses maintain clean and safe environments. [Extracted from the article]

California passed a law, AB 626, allowing cooks making food in their home kitchens to sell that food directly to the public by acquiring a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) permit. But, as we've seen, unless Californiabased pop-up restaurants are located in one of the few counties or cities that have approved AB 626, or sell food entirely within the list of foods approved as "cottage foods" and have a cottage foods operation permit, they are actually operating illegally. Press 2016)-defines cottage foods as "non-potentially hazardous baked goods, jams, jellies, and other non-potentially hazardous foods produced at a cottage food operation." Therefore, notwithstanding the passage of AB 626, most home cooks in California are still unable to legally sell food to the public, and advocacy for the sale of homecooked food has continued. [Extracted from the article]

Google is introducing AI-generated summaries, called AI Overviews, in response to search queries, potentially reducing the need for users to click on links. This move has publishers concerned about a potential decrease in web traffic from search engines. Google has been gradually expanding its capabilities beyond being a portal to other websites, and this development brings it closer to its goal of becoming an omnipresent digital assistant. However, there are legal implications to consider, as Google could be seen as a publisher and held liable for providing inaccurate or harmful information. While an AI-powered Google search may make life more convenient, it could also lead to a decrease in human expertise and creativity. [Extracted from the article]

The CDC and FDA have reported that as of April 30, 2024, there have been 12 reported cases of E. coli infection in Washington and California, with two patients developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure. The FDA has identified Gibson Farms, Inc of Hollister, California as the supplier of organic walnuts that were distributed to natural food and co-op stores across the United States. E. coli attorney Bill Marler, who has experience with E. coli cases, has commented on the severity of HUS and the rarity of E. coli outbreaks linked to walnuts. [Extracted from the article]

A recent report by NBC News and The Outlaw Ocean Project has revealed disturbing practices at a shrimp factory in southern India that supplies products to Walmart and Aldi in the U.S. The former manager of the factory, Joshua Farinella, exposed the company's use of unsanitary "peeling sheds," violation of U.S. food safety laws by using antibiotics with shrimp, and mistreatment of workers. Congress has taken notice of these allegations and is calling for further investigation. The report also highlights the severe environmental damage caused by shrimp production in India and the prevalence of forced labor and abusive working conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's inspection of shrimp imports for antibiotic traces is significantly lower than that of the European Union. Walmart and Aldi have not yet responded to the allegations. [Extracted from the article]

87 meatingplace.com April 2021 mt MEAT t e ch by Larry Keener, CFS, president of International Product Safety Consultants, and board member of Institute of Food Technologists Foundation Food safety in motion: Ensuring the cold chain in the age of FSMA In 2011, due to ongoing concerns for contaminating the food supply during transportation, the U.S. Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most comprehensive rewrite of U.S. food safety legislation since 1938. 3 Transportation operations: The measures taken during transportation to ensure food safety, such as: adequate temperature controls; and preventing the contamination of ready-to-eat food either from touching raw food or by non-food items in the same/previous load. It is important to note that the FSMA Sanitary Transportation rule applies to meat and poultry products, even though these foods are regulated under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the impact of high energy prices and consumer preferences on local U.S. farmers as of October 2012, focusing on the economic aspects of direct farm sales to customers in comparison to sales made to supermarkets and wholesalers. Several statistics are presented on the growth of farmers markets and local-food sales in the U.S., including distributions to restaurants and regional food distributors. Food safety standards are examined in relation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the nation's Food Safety Modernization Act.

A recent study conducted by Curtin University in Bentley, Australia, highlights the need for a specific food safety regulatory framework for donated food in Australia. The study examined the quality and safety of food donations at an Australian food bank and found that 4% of the donated food was categorized as unsafe, potentially unsafe, or unsuitable for consumption. Supermarket donations accounted for the majority of the unsafe and unsuitable food. The findings emphasize the importance of ensuring the safety of donated food, as consuming unsafe or damaged products poses a risk to vulnerable individuals. [Extracted from the article]

Associated Grocers, a wholesale distributor, has partnered with ReposiTrak to ensure that over 240 independent supermarkets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas are in compliance with new federal food traceability laws. This move comes ahead of the January 20, 2026 deadline for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) section 204 food traceability law. The new rule aims to improve food safety by allowing for faster identification and removal of potentially contaminated food from the market. Associated Grocers' use of ReposiTrak's technology will help track and make available the necessary data required by the Food and Drug Administration. [Extracted from the article]

Another organisation offering automated digital testing is equipment firm Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, having recently released an updated version of its ProdX product inspection management software. According to data from market research firm IRI, during the year to mid-June 2020, non-chocolate candy sales rose by 2.4 per cent, chocolate candy sales by 2.7 per cent and chewy candy by 5.2 percent. MAY 2021 SORTING & INSPECTION E ver since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, economies across the world have been affected, presenting new challenges to the confectionery and bakery sectors. [Extracted from the article]

At Nation's Restaurant News' annual Food Safety Symposium sponsored by Ecolab, held this year on Oct. 10 and 11 at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, food safety leaders from 17 different major restaurant chains and hospitality companies across the U.S. came together to discuss the current and future state of the food safety industry in a post-pandemic world. By that point, restaurants will have to follow a new set of rules to track certain high-risk food ingredients along the supply chain in order to help experts trace back the source of any future foodborne illness outbreaks. [Extracted from the article]

This system of laws on cyberspace governance provides a strong institutional guarantee for building up China's strength in cyberspace, the paper said. With stronger domestic capacity in law-based Internet governance, the paper noted that China has contributed ideas and solutions to global Internet governance. "Since 1994, when China became fully connected to the Internet, it has accelerated legislation of cyberspace and introduced more than 140 relevant laws", Cao Shumin, Vice Minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, said at the press conference. [Extracted from the article]

In this article the author comments on the use of the filibuster in the U.S. senate. It is noted that there are a number of procedural maneuvers that allow a single senator to block legislation which enjoys broad support in the senate. A number of topics are addressed including the delay encountered in passing the 2010 food safety bill, the plans to reduce senatorial foot-dragging advocated by senator Tom Udall, and the farewell speech given by senator Chris Dodd in which he argued against changing senate rules.

The article focuses on food defense in the U.S., and talks of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), efforts of the organization the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA), and vulnerability assessment and adulteration rule in the food industry.

Keywords: Bacillales; Food Poisoning; Food Safety; Foodborne Diseases and Conditions; Gastroenterology; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Legal Issues; Listeria; Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm; Regular Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods EN Bacillales Food Poisoning Food Safety Foodborne Diseases and Conditions Gastroenterology Gram-Positive Bacteria Legal Issues Listeria Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm Regular Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods 11 11 1 08/07/23 20230810 NES 230810 2023 AUG 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- The Washington State Health Department announced a Listeria outbreak in Western Washington which resulted in three deaths from an unknown source. Bacillales, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Foodborne Diseases and Conditions, Gastroenterology, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Legal Issues, Listeria, Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm, Regular Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods Keywords for this news article include: Listeria, Bacillales, Legal Issues, Food Poisoning, Gastroenterology, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Foodborne Diseases and Conditions, Regular Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm. [Extracted from the article]

Cyclospora, Foodborne Diseases and Conditions, Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm, Parasitic Diseases and Conditions Keywords: Cyclospora; Foodborne Diseases and Conditions; Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm; Parasitic Diseases and Conditions EN Cyclospora Foodborne Diseases and Conditions Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm Parasitic Diseases and Conditions 82 82 1 07/10/23 20230713 NES 230713 2023 JUL 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- The Cyclospora attorneys at Marler Clark have filed the second lawsuit in a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 210 individuals in 22 states. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Cyclospora; Food Poisoning; Food Safety; Foodborne Diseases and Conditions; Gastroenterology; Marler Clark The Food Safety Law Firm; Parasitic Diseases and Conditions EN Cyclospora Food Poisoning Food Safety Foodborne Diseases and Conditions Gastroenterology Marler Clark The Food Safety Law Firm Parasitic Diseases and Conditions 299 299 1 07/03/23 20230706 NES 230706 2023 JUL 6 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- Marler Clark, Inc., PS, The Food Safety Law Firm, is publishing a consumer information guide to navigate the current multi-state Cyclospora outbreak that has yet to be linked to a specific food product. Keywords for this news article include: Cyclospora, Food Poisoning, Gastroenterology, Foodborne Diseases and Conditions, Parasitic Diseases and Conditions, Marler Clark The Food Safety Law Firm. Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Foodborne Diseases and Conditions, Gastroenterology, Marler Clark The Food Safety Law Firm, Parasitic Diseases and Conditions, Cyclospora. [Extracted from the article]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Salmonella bacteria cause approximately 1.35 million human infections and 26,500 hospitalizations in the United States every year. Keywords: Enterobacteriaceae; Epidemiology; Food Poisoning; Food Safety; Foodborne Diseases and Conditions; Gammaproteobacteria; Gastroenterology; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; Health and Medicine; Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm; Proteobacteria; Risk and Prevention; Salmonella; Salmonellosis EN Enterobacteriaceae Epidemiology Food Poisoning Food Safety Foodborne Diseases and Conditions Gammaproteobacteria Gastroenterology Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods Health and Medicine Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm Proteobacteria Risk and Prevention Salmonella Salmonellosis 101 101 1 06/05/23 20230608 NES 230608 2023 JUN 8 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- Marler Clark, Inc., PS, The Food Safety Law Firm, is investigating the recently announced Salmonella outbreak linked to Papa Murphy's Cookie Dough and an earlier CDC announced Salmonella Outbreak linked to Gold Medal Flour. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords for this news article include: Epidemiology, Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm. Keywords: Epidemiology; Food Safety; Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm EN Epidemiology Food Safety Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm 91 91 1 05/22/23 20230525 NES 230525 2023 MAY 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News -- Bill Marler, a food safety attorney, has launched a campaign with t-shirts stating, "For Babies Sake, Make Cronobacter sazakii Reportable". Epidemiology, Food Safety, Marler Clark The Nation's Food Safety Law Firm. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the lack of regulations and clarity on the terminology for alternative protein products, causing confusion worldwide, including court cases in South Africa. Topics include the use of the word "meat" for non-animal-based products has come under scrutiny; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggests the term "cell-based foods"; and it becomes difficult to police these products under food safety legislation.

"Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden make millions of dollars by paying restaurant workers a federal subminimum wage of just $2.13 an hour", said One Fair Wage president Saru Jayaraman in a statement. One Fair Wage - an organization fighting to raise the minimum age and end the tip credit - announced that it launched a food-safety training program, Just.Safe.Food, designed to compete with the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the increasing use by government agencies in the U.S. of private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities' compliance with law. Topics include a variety of domains in which third-party monitors are used to certify compliance with federal standards and other requirements including food safety and pollution control and several federal agencies that rely on third-party monitors to assess adherence to agencies' voluntary product labeling standards.

The article discusses the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the global food system. It highlights the international dimension of food program which has responsibility for the safety, composition and labeling of all human and animal food products. It offers information on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of the FDA which directs a complete overhaul of the U.S. food safety system to be more effective in preventing foodborne illnesses.

The article offers information on implementing new regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for increasing food safety in the U.S. Topics discussed include promoting training in safe food-handling practices and paid sick leave policy of Chipotle Restaurants; views of Sara Jayaraman, a founder and director of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, on creating a culture shift within an industry; and leading campaigns by worker advocacy groups to introduce paid sick leave laws.

The article examines the food-safety laws regarding beverage market, health related labels and breweries; reports the introduction of the Food Safety Modernization act; and mentions the need of definition of natural products form U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture.

The article discusses how agricultural teachers should look at their programs and proactively address and educate with a plan and program in place that prevents negative outcomes from happening. Topics covered include curriculum-school farm safety training, the Food Safety Modernization Act, and improvement of facilities through state funds, federal funds, and National Future Farmers of America grants.

The article focuses on Maine's "right to food", which has main proponents including a conservative lobsterman, a liberal raw-milk organic farmer, the Sportsman Alliance (a hunting group) and Cumberland County Food Security Council. It mentions that to abide by federal food-safety laws, one has to do training, maintain meticulous records, have insect- and rodent-control plans and document daily the sanitation of processing equipment.

The article discusses the initiatives of the U.S. federal agency Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in complying with the Food Safety and Modernization Act keeping food safe from contamination. Topics covered include the global food source monitoring firm Food Sentry evaluating the origin of the imported food, the partnership of the FDA with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the factors affecting the low number of inspection.

The article offers information on the re-proposals released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Topics discussed include key changes in Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Food, major modifications in the Foreign Supplier Verification Program, (FSVP), and major revisions particularly on water testing in the Produce Safety Rule.

The food industry is in a unique position with respect to building a more circular economy. This means that donors need to make food donations to a nonprofit rather than directly to end-recipients of the food and that food past its expiration date cannot be donated, regardless of whether the food was spoiled. Often, these solutions rely on technology to connect an alternative end-consumer of the expiring food resource with the manufacturers, restaurants, and grocery stores that would otherwise dispose of the food. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses casu marzu cheese featuring hundreds of maggots squirming in the cheese, and mentions that it is banned in Italy as insects can carry germs that violates the food safety laws.

According to a monthslong Politico investigation, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been failing at half its namesake: Its all drug and no food administration. Politico's 8,000-plus-word piece offers plenty of examples of the FDA's shortcomings regarding protecting our food, but the explanation can be boiled down to structural issues within the organization. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the proposed rule "Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals" of the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Topics include the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) regulation, the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) for food safety regulation, and involvement of Food Marketing Institute (FMI) with the FDA's regulations.

Feb. 12: JBS says 700 employees at its Beardstown, Ill., pork plant received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Feb 19- 20: Tyson Foods gives 800 vaccine doses for workers at its Joslin, Ill., plant. Feb. 28: JBS USA and Pilgrim's announce nearly 8,500 workers in eight states will have the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that week. [Extracted from the article]

Feb 19- 20: Tyson Foods gives 800 vaccine doses for workers at its Joslin, Ill., plant. Feb. 12: JBS says 700 employees at its Beardstown, Ill., pork plant received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Feb. 28: JBS USA and Pilgrim's announce nearly 8,500 workers in eight states will have the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that week. [Extracted from the article]

In a major win on the ongoing battle to defend pork producers from adhering to California's Proposition 12's space requirements for breeding hogs, the Solicitor General filed a brief in support of the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation's lawsuit. In addition to the support from the Biden administration, international trading partners and business groups filed amicus briefs in support of NPPC ahead of the Supreme Court scheduled oral argument date set for Oct. 11, 2022. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association (PNVA) Conference that was held on November 13, 2013 on the need of changes in the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It mentions the views of Bob Simerly, agronomist with McCain Foods USA Inc., regarding the standards of irrigation water quality and requesting from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for making standards related to use of safe agricultural irrigation water.

The article focuses on the eating invaders or invasivore movement in the U.S. Topics discussed include the U.S Plant Protection Act for the detection, control, eradication, or retardation of the spread of plant pests or noxious weed, laws concerning the environmental impacts of invasion and the food safety laws that prevent the widespread harvest of invasive meat. Other topics include the U.S Food and Drug Act and the U.S Meat Inspection Act and laws prohibiting the sale of adulterated meat.

The article focuses on the legal issues and risk management strategies related to the Community Supported Agriculture Operations (CSAs). Topics discussed include the Green Revolution and resulting industrialization of food production coupled with government support programs, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed by the U.S Congress and exemption of CSA farms from the U.S Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed safety regulations.

The article focuses on the food safety laws of the U.S which include exemptions for small farmers from the food safety provisions. Topics discussed include the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which include exemptions for small farms, exemption of thousands of farms from the food safety requirements under FSMA and the U.S Pure Food and Drugs Act. It also discusses the new food safety standards of the U.S Food & Drug Administration for foodborne illness prevention and food safety.

The article focuses on organic food in the U.S. and the proposed rules of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It says that organic certification contributes to the safety of food supply in the country particularly in California while strict standards ensure high degree of food safety assurance. It adds that the proposed rule will require growers to have a product tracing system to monitor the distribution of products.

The article discusses the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was signed into law on January 4, 2011 by U.S. President Barack Obama. The law grants authority to FDA to initiate mandatory product recalls following the food-contamination outbreaks. Under the FSMA, the FDA will issue regulations establishing science-based minimum standards to prevent food-contamination outbreaks.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiff appealed to the sheriff's decision of having failed to comply with Article 18(2) or (3) of Council Regulation No. 178/2002 in Lerwick, Scotland. The plaintiff, Blueshell Mussels Ltd., was alleged that it failed to supply required information to the competent authorities. The company has argued that section 16 of the Food Safety Act 1990 did not enable the making of regulations 4 and 5 of the 2004 Regulations.