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The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating an ongoing multistate outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections likely linked to wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, CA.

When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, consumers panicked and bought everything from cleaning products and toilet paper to bottled water and hand sanitizer. 

Country Fresh is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of watermelon chunks from select stores as a precautionary measure due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes detected on equipment used in packing this product.

According to FDA, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is “transforming the nation’s food safety system by shifting the focus from responding to foodborne illness to preventing it.”

Alfa Laval is opening a state-of-the-art Application & Innovation Centre in Kolding, Denmark.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released results from sampling of domestically manufactured dark chocolate bars and dark chocolate chips labeled as “dairy free” or with similar claims.

RLS Logistics, a provider of cold chain solutions, and its affiliates have announced a string of new hires and promotions supporting its national expansion plans. 

Food and beverage processors should encourage third-party audit firms to be more critical and eliminate checklists.

As of September 25, 2020, CDC has announced this outbreak is over.