FDA claims that there are some companies who knowingly distribute and sell dangerous or otherwise illegal products that put consumers at risk, and FDA vows not to allow these companies to compromise the health of people. The FDA is launching a new tool to quickly alert the public when they become aware of ingredients that appear to be unlawfully marketed in dietary supplements. This Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List will be housed on the FDA website. Ingredients will be added to the List following an initial FDA assessment indicating the ingredient may not lawfully be in dietary supplements. FDA states that “As the dietary supplement marketplace has grown, the introduction of new ingredients often raises complex questions involving science, policy, and the law.” Eleven companies received warning letters, FDA is ready to take enforcement action without further notice if the companies do not immediately cease distribution of the products. @ https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm636132.htm?utm_campaign=041619_PR_FDA%20takes%20new%20steps%20to%20protect%20consumers%20in%20dietary%20supplements%20arena&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
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FDA Statement from Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas on new steps to protect consumers from unlawful ingredients in dietary supplements
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recalled Feeding Change brand Young Thai Coconut Meat from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The coconut was sold in British Columbia and Ontario and may have been sold nationally at the retail level. The recalled product is Feeding Change Young Thai Coconut Meat, sold in 454 gram packages. The recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Test results. The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. @ https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-14/eng/1555293947707/1555293949168
https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-14/eng/1555293947707/1555293949168
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the E. coli O103 outbreak affecting 109 people in six states (Kentucky(54), Tennessee (28), Georgia (17), Ohio (7), and Indiana (1)) has been traced back to ground beef as the likely source. A total of 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from six states. Of the 109 sick people, 17 were hospitalized. No death or hemolytic uremic syndrome is reported. Reported illnesses began from March 2, 2019, to March 26, 2019. Epidemiological data points to ground beef as the source. Sick people reported eating ground beef at home and in restaurants. No common supplier, distributor, or brand of ground beef has been identified. This outbreak is the third-largest multistate E. coli outbreak reported in 20 years. @ https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html
Investigation Notice: A multistate outbreak of E. coli Infections
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The FDA announced that Caito Foods is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons, produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised the company that it has linked 93 illnesses to the strain of Salmonella under investigation. Caito Foods has temporarily suspended producing and distributing these products. The products were packaged in clear, plastic clamshell containers and distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The potential that these products are contaminated with Salmonella was discovered through information gathered by state departments of public health. A recall due to Salmonella also happened last year. On July 24, 2018, 77 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Adelaide were reported from nine states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from April 30, 2018, to July 2, 2018. Out of 70 people with information available, 36 (51%) were hospitalized. No deaths were reported. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm635948.htm
Caito Foods is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of these melons, produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Carrau, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.