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What is the Problem and What is Being Done About It?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Virchow. The epidemiological and laboratory evidence available at this time suggests that RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal Replacement products manufactured by Garden of Life LLC of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida are a likely source of this outbreak.According to the CDC …

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today laid the groundwork for the largest allocation of funds yet -- $19 million -- to help state agencies support implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Specifically, these funds will be used to support implementation of the Produce Safety rule, which became final in November 2015 and establishes enforceable safety standards for the production and harvesting of produce on farms.Implementation of the produce rule is de …

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2015 – Bonavista Foods Inc., Ovid, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,338 pounds of cured pork products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists.The cured pork back items were imported on Nov. 17, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: …

What is the Problem and What is Being Done About It? The FDA, CDC, state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo illnesses linked to pistachio nuts produced by Wonderful Pistachios, located in Lost Hills, California. The CDC reports that 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from nine states: Alabama (1), Arizona (2), Connecticut (1), Georgia (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), North Dakota (1), …