Today’s Wednesday Weigh-In: Have recent food recalls or outbreaks (like E. coli or Listeria) changed how you shop or eat?
From leafy greens to deli meats, food recalls keep popping up in the headlines. Are they changing how you shop or eat? Vote in today’s poll and share your thoughts! 🛒🥬🗳️
What to know: The FDA has released its report on the 2023 actions of its Core Outbreak Response and Evaluation network. The network’s mission is to find, stop and aid in the prevention of foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Core Outbreak Response and Evaluation network (CORE) was established in 2011.
The FDA is stepping up its unannounced inspections of foreign manufacturing facilities.
In a statement about the increase in inspections, the Food and Drug Administration did not report how many inspections will be conducted.
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A group of meat processing companies, directors, and managers have been fined for illegally altering exported tallow for profit, following an investigation by New Zealand Food Safety.
Belgian officials have urged people to pay attention to food safety following an increase in the number of outbreaks.
In 2024, 777 foodborne outbreaks were reported. This is more than in 2023, when there were 722 outbreaks.
More than 100 children fell ill after consuming a school lunch where a dead snake was allegedly found, prompting India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate possible food safety and human rights concerns.
Hong Kong Shredded Coconut recalled in Canada because of Salmonella contamination
Ferrarini USA, Inc. recalls prosciutto products for import violation
Lamb Weston recalls 34,801 cases of hashbrown products because of plastic contamination
Al Kanater Tahini recalled in Canada because of Salmonella contamination
Lil’ Juan’s and Lucia’s Mexican Style Pork Carnitas recalled in Canada because of wood fragments
Have recent food recalls or outbreaks changed how you shop or eat?From E. coli in ground beef to Listeria in deli meat, food safety scares are hard to ignore. Are they changing how you eat? |
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