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FDA Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Listeria in Dole Leafy Greens ProductsOutbreaks > FDA Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Listeria in Dole Leafy Greens Products What was the Problem and What was Done About It? The FDA, CDC and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis.According to CDC, 12 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from six states since July 5, 2015. The number of ill people rep …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli infections.CDC reports a total of 52 people infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 from a total of nine states: California (3), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota (2), New York (1), Ohio (3), Oregon (13), Pennsylvania (1), and Washington (27). There have been 20 reported hospitalizations. There have been no reports …

US Marshals seize dietary supplements containing kratomThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that U.S. Marshals, at the agency’s request, seized nearly 90,000 bottles of dietary supplements labeled as containing kratom. The product, manufactured for and held by Dordoniz Natural Products LLC, located in South Beloit, Illinois, is marketed under the brand name RelaKzpro and worth more than $400,000.“We have identified kratom as a botanical substance that could pose a risk to public …

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2016 – Huisken Meat Company, a Sauk Rapids, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,568 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous wood materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Sam’s Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion items were produced on various dates between Nov. 19, 2015, and Dec. 9, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [View Label (PDF Only)] 2-lb. boxes …

November 10, 2015Because of the changing landscape of food ingredients and production, and in direct response to consumers who have requested that the FDA explore the use of the term “natural,” the agency is asking the public to provide information and comments on the use of this term in the labeling of human food products. The FDA is taking this action in part because it received three Citizen Petitions asking that the agency define the term “natural” for use in food labeling and one Citizen Pe …