A new Salmonella Javiana outbreak has been listed on the FDA’s Core Outbreak Investigation Table. At least 19 people are sick in this outbreak, which was posted on November 24, 2021. The product linked to the illnesses has not been identified. According to the information that the FDA has released at this time, no recall … Read more
Vinh Hoan USA is recalling about 84,000 pounds of imported frozen Swai fillet products that were distributed into commerce without meeting federal requirements. These fish were imported from Vietnam without meeting FSIS regulatory requirements for residue sampling and testing. No confirmed reports of adverse reactions have been received to date. The recalled products are 15-pound cases … Read more
Do you know where that shrimp in your freezer or on the plate in your favorite restaurant came from? And do you know what’s in it? Research in the last few years has found that antibiotic use in shrimp farming, especially in Asia, could pose a serious threat to public health. A study in 2003 … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have joined the investigation into a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii that has sickened 206 people. Along with the Hawaii Department of Health, the agencies have conducted epidemiological, laboratory and traceback investigations that have identified sea scallops supplied by Sea Port … Read more
Hawaiian health officials have blocked the sale of imported sea scallops linked to an outbreak that has sickened more than 200 people. The Hawaii Department of Health identified raw scallops from Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest, Raw Frozen) that originated in the Philippines as the source of an outbreak. The scallops, served at Genki Sushi … Read more