Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. (2268 kg) of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in bulk from their stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland after a multi state outbreak investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are investigating illnesses in at least six people in Minnesota that are connected with a recall of organic shell eggs due to contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis. The contaminated eggs were traced back by the MDA to Larry…
FDA experts say black licorice contains the compound glycyrrhizin, which is the sweetening compound derived from licorice root. Glycyrrhizin can cause potassium levels in the body to fall. When that happens, some people experience abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure.
The safety of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E 320), a synthetic antioxidant food additive, has been reevaluated by the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS). The acceptable intake (ADI) has been increased.
A new cultivar of “super” broccoli has been produced in the UK by the John Innes Centre and the Institute of Food Research that contains 2-3 times the amount of the phytonutrient glucoraphanin compared to other varieties.
Scientists from University Junior College, Osaka Prefecture University and Tottori University in Japan have found that the broth from canned clams contains a considerable amount of free Vitamin B12.
EU extends ban on Egyptian seeds due to inefficiently to ensure integrity of plant and grain exports
The European Union has extended its ban on sprouting seeds from Egypt until March 2012 due to inefficient measures in place to ensure their integrity. The ban, imposed in July after the E. coli outbreak was traced back to imports of fenugreek seeds from Egypt, was due to end on…
The FDA issued a warning letter to Jensen Farm on the 18th October stating that a “significant percentage of swabs [taken from various places around the farm] … tested positive for outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes demonstrates widespread contamination throughout your facility and indicates poor sanitary practices in the facility”.
The EC carried out an audit in the Netherlands from 9 to 13 May 2011. The objectives were to audit the capability and the performance of the official bodies responsible for import controls and the adequacy and effectiveness of import checks carried out for plant health purposes to ensure compliance…
The objective of the audit was to trace back the possible source of infection of the recent E. coli O104 strain outbreaks in the EU and to evaluate the production and processing conditions for the seeds possibly implicated. The audit was conducted outside of the FVO planned audit programme in…


