The Food Code represents the FDA’s best advice for a uniform system of provisions that address the safety and protection of food offered at retail and in food service. The 2022 edition reflects the input of regulatory officials, industry, academia, and consumers participating in the 2020 biennial meeting of the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) (held in 2021). The 2022 Food code guides state and local authorities and retailers to help alleviate foodborne illness risks at retail and offers uniform national standards for retail food safety. The 2022 Food Code clarified that food stored, prepared, packaged, displayed, and labeled according to Food Code safety provisions can be donated to eliminate food waste. Another change is adding sesame as a major food allergen and notifying consumers of allergens in unpacked foods. The benefits of widespread adoption of the Code include Reducing the risk of foodborne illnesses, uniform standards for retail food safety reducing the complexity and better ensure compliance, eliminating redundant processes, and establishing a more standardized approach to inspections and audits of food establishments. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2022#:~:text=The%20Food%20Code%20is%20a,retail%20and%20in%20food%20service
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The CORE list of outbreaks and adverse events as of December 28, 2022, is as follows. A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium (reference #1137) has been added to the table. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture issued an advisory regarding illnesses in their state. Preliminary information gathered by state partners indicates that patients consumed alfalfa sprouts before becoming ill. The FDA’s investigation is underway to confirm the product causing illnesses; additional information will be provided when it becomes available. @ 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.
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The recall of IGOR Gorgonzola mild ripened blue-veined cheese was triggered by CFIA because of their test result, finding Listeria monocytogenes in the product. The product is the 350-gram pack with the serial number 8 021398 400069 and a best before date of Feb. 1, 2023. The recalled product has been sold in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/igor-brand-gorgonzola-mild-ripened-blue-veined-cheese-recalled-due-listeria-0?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&
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The FDA reported that Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. recalled products containing micro greens, sweet pea leaves, and cat grass because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products were sold at various Wegmans stores in NY, PA, MA, NJ, VA, MD & NC. The recall is because some of the soil they were grown in, supplied to Wegmans Organic Farm by bio365 of Ithaca, New York, tested positive for Salmonella by the supplier. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wegmans-food-markets-inc-announces-voluntary-recall-products-containing-micro-greens-sweet-pea @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wegmans-food-markets-inc-announces-voluntary-recall-products-containing-micro-greens-sweet-pea
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is issuing a voluntarily recall on its products containing micro greens, sweet pea leaves, and cat grass because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elder