The FDA wants a judge to block the maker of Mexicali cheese from operating in its New York manufacturing facility because of “persistent unsanitary conditions” that contributed to the spread of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The agency’s legal action in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York is against Mexicali Cheese of Woodhaven, … Read more
Another six people have been infected with the pathogen Campylobacter in a food poisoning outbreak that Pennsylvania and Maryland health officials have associated with the Family Cow raw milk produced at the Shankstead Ecofarm in Franklin County, Pa. News reports from the region say a total of 12 illnesses have now been linked to consumption … Read more
Eleven orange juice shipments to the United States since January 4 have been stopped by the Food and Drug Administration for unacceptable levels of carbendazim, a pesticide that is not legal for use on oranges in the United States. The agency is continuing to monitor imports and domestic production of orange juice for this chemical. … Read more
Twitter is taking a spot in the food safety arena in several ways. It was used to track a norovirus outbreak at the Canadian University Press’s 74th National Conference on January 14 of this year. Now it’s been used to tell food safety stories about a fast food giant. Last week, McDonald’s launched a social … Read more