In the wake of at least nine deaths, nearly 700 illnesses and more than 3,800 recalls tied to unsanitary conditions at processing plants operated by the Peanut Corp. of America, the role of the third-party auditing companies hired to vet the food...
The food industry is prepared to work with government to “identify and address gaps in our current traceability system,” said Dr. Craig Henry, senior vice president and chief science & regulatory affairs operating officer for the...
President Obama has unveiled a plan to reform food safety laws and to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration, moves long sought by the food retailing industry. As supermarket operators have been buffeted by recall after recall most recently...
David Mackay, Kellogg president and chief executive officer, will call for several improvements to the U.S. food safety system today during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing “The Salmonella Outbreak: The Role of Industry in...
As of last week, more than 3,400 peanut products whose origins were traced to the Peanut Corp. of America had found their way to the recall list compiled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Among the affected items are scores of store brands...
President Obama on Saturday unveiled a plan to form a Food Safety Working Group to focus on reforming food safety laws and said he would seek $1 billion to add food safety inspectors and upgrade testing laboratories.
In the wake of the massive peanut-product recalls, the majority of the American public doesn’t feel the food industry does enough regarding food safety, according to a survey of U.S. adults conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the...
It is important that food retailers involved in a product recall “are able to employ a variety of different notification methods based on their capability to reach as many consumers as possible,” said by Mike Ambrosio, vice president...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are concerned that illnesses will continue to occur if people eat recalled peanut-containing products that are still on their shelves at home.
New legislation introduced in Congress last week seeks to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's ability to monitor food safety. The measures one bill that was introduced in the Senate and another that was expected late last week in the...
