The FDA published two guidance documents that outline recommendations for how sprout operations may comply with the Produce Safety Rule. The first is guidance (Guidance for Industry: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Sprouts for Human Consumption) that updates and finalizes the following sections of the January 2017 Draft Guidance entitled Compliance with and Recommendations for Implementation of the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption for Sprout Operations. The second guidance re-issues certain sections of the January 2017 draft and issues one new section for sprout operations as revised draft guidance. The revised sections are better aligned with other guidelines, incorporate additional information and comments from the agency, and better consolidate and organize information within the guidance. The revised draft guidance is available for comment.@ https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-finalizes-draft-guidance-sprout-operations-under-produce-safety-rule-releases-certain-sections?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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FDA released two guidance documents that outline recommendations for how sprout operations may comply with the Produce Safety Rule.
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The City of Calgary reported charging the shared kitchen used by several daycares experiencing an E. coli outbreak for operating without the proper license. The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak resulted in 351 lab-confirmed cases and 37 secondary cases. Dr. Joffe, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, said that investigators believe that meatloaf and vegan loaf meals served for lunch on Aug. 29 most likely contained the E. coli that led to the infections. The items could not be tested because they were either eaten or discarded before this outbreak was identified. @ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/smith-calgary-e-coli-outbreak-update-1.6979566
The City of Calgary said Wednesday it has laid charges against a shared kitchen — used by several daycares experiencing an E. coli outbreak — for operating without the proper licence.
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The FDA reported that Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ, initiated a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella following a test conducted on cantaloupe in a distribution center by the FDA. The products were distributed between September 5th -16th in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington D.C. and sold in various retail supermarkets. There have been no reported illnesses attributed to the recalled items as of September 27th, 2023 @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/eagle-produce-llc-recalls-whole-cantaloupe-because-possible-health-risk#:~:text=Company%20Announcement,-All%20News%20Sources&text=Eagle%20Produce%20LLC%20Scottsdale%2C%20AZ,distribution%20center%20by%20the%20FDA
Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ is initiating a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella following a test conducted on cantaloupe in a distribution center by the FDA. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fat
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CORE update of September 27, 2023, the CORE list of outbreaks and adverse events includes five active cases. No new cases were reported this week. The only addition this week is for the outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref #1179) in a not yet identified product, the case count has increased from 10 to 11 cases. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The following is a list of outbreak and adverse event investigations primarily being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams.