Packaging defects that may allow the entry of spoilage microorganisms is the reason for the recall of Love Child Organics brand and PC Organics brand baby food pouches from the marketplace, announced The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The recall was initiated by consumer complaints. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace. @ https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2018-05-26/eng/1527371146055/1527371148679
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https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2018-05-26/eng/1527371146055/1527371148679
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Consumers Letter to Dr. Gottlieb FDA Commissioner Requesting Faster Traceability of Leafy Green
After two outbreaks of E. coli O157: H7 in lettuce, that went unsolved, 9 consumer and food safety groups (Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Consumer Federation of America; Consumers Union; Food & Water Watch: National Consumers League; The Pew Charitable Trusts; STOP Foodborne Illness; and the Trust for America’s Health.) have demand that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb add regulations within the next six months “for comprehensive and rapid traceability of produce, including leafy greens.” In a letter to the commissioner they claim that existing recordkeeping requires only “one step forward, one step back” records that result in a “tangled web of inconsistent and inadequate” information for those tracking outbreaks. “The repeated outbreaks linked to produce and leafy greens since passage of FSMA leave no doubt that these products belong in the “high-risk” category. @ https://cspinet.org/sites/default/files/attachment/Consumers%20letter%20to%20Comm.%20Gottlieb%20re%20traceability-5-24-18.pdf
https://cspinet.org/sites/default/files/attachment/Consumers%20letter%20to%20Comm.%20Gottlieb%20re%20traceability-5-24-18.pdf
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Halal Food Companies Are Going to Blockchain
Over 26% of the world population is Muslims. Halal food prepared according to Islamic law will reach USD 2.55 trillion by 2024. Blockchain is being tested to ensure halal food, and provide food traceability and quality verification services for the sector. To provide verification of data credibility, all traceability data will be stored on blockchain. HALAL TRAIL will utilize TE-FOOD’s technology on two pilot projects in June 2018 track chickens and lambs in Lancaster, Tunbridge Wells & Manchester, U.K. as a reference to be implemented globally. @ https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/halal-food-companies-are-going-to-blockchain
TE-FOOD partnered with HALAL TRAIL™, a UK based company, to track livestock and fresh food from farm to table, through the halal food chain.
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Giant and Stop & Shop recalls frozen broccoli that tested positive for Listeria
Giant Food Stores and Stop & Shop Stores recalled frozen broccoli that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. For Giant foods, the recall is of Private Brand Frozen Broccoli Cuts. Stop & Shop has issued the voluntary recall of its store brand frozen broccoli. The recall was issued Wednesday after the state Department of Consumer Protection’s foods, and standards division found the Listeria in the frozen broccoli. No illnesses have been reported since the frozen vegetable product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. All affected products have been removed from store shelves after the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection discovered the contamination. @ https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2018/05/23/giant-recalls-frozen-broccoli-tested-positive-listeria/637790002/ and https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Stop-and-Shop-Recall-Broccoli-Frozen-Listeria-Concerns-Connecticut-483479581.html
Giant Food Stores has voluntarily recalled frozen broccoli that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.