The recall of Starway Fish Balls (Cá Viên Trắng WHITE FISH BALLS) is being expanded to include two more products. These items were made by an establishment in Vietnam that is not eligible to export Siluriformes to the United States. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions received by the company to date. … Read more
A public health alert has been issued by the USDA for De Todito pork cracklings that were illegally imported from Colombia. The Republic of Colombia is ineligible le to export meat products to the United States. A recall was not requested because this product is no longer available for purchase. There have been no confirmed … Read more
Seafood Delight Frozen Catfish Steak is being recalled because the product was imported from India, a company that is ineligible to export this siluriforme product to the United States. No adverse reactions or illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this fish. The recalling firms are Delight … Read more
Valrhona Sosa Albuwhip, an egg white product, is being recalled because it was imported from Italy, a country that is not eligible to export egg products to the United States. About 66 pounds of this product is included. No illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported to the company to date in connection with this … Read more
United States Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) has introduced a bill to suspend beef imports from Brazil after there have been repeated issues with delayed reporting of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, in beef products. The legislation would force a systemic review of the beef’s safety before imports could resume. Tester said in … Read more
Canada imposes import restrictions on romaine lettuce imported from one growing area in California again, after several outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to that product. The requirements target one geographical area in that state: the counties of Santa Cruz, Santa Cara, San Benito, and Monterey in the Salinas Valley. Canada imports romaine lettuce … Read more
Rong Shing Trading of Brooklyn, New York, doing business as Double R Trading Inc. is recalling about 3,365 pounds of Rong Shing Trading Chinese Hot Pot Base because the product contains beef tallow imported from the People’s Republic of China, which is a country ineligible to export beef to the United States. No confirmed reports … Read more
BC Food LA, LLC of South El Monte, California, doing business as B & C Food Co. is recalling about 1,643 pounds of Lee’s Hot Pot Base, which is Chinese style hot pot base product, that contain beef tallow. The tallow was imported from the People’s Republic of China, a country that is ineligible to … Read more
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has written a letter to Sonny Perdue, the Secretary of the USDA, expressing concern over reports suggesting that the government is planning to let China export its own poultry products to the United States. Food safety and consumer advocates have long opposed such a move to import Chinese chicken, citing serious … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has placed restrictions on poultry imports from the United States because of the highly pathogenic avian influence (HPAI) outbreak in that country. All raw poultry and poultry products and by-products that are not fully cooked, including eggs and raw pet foods, that are sourced, processed, or packaged from these … Read more