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FDA steps up import enforcement on papayas, juice, fish and more

FDA steps up import enforcement on papayas, juice, fish and more

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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Use the chart below to view import alerts. Click here to go to

FDA issues another warning about cinnamon with elevated levels of lead

FDA issues another warning about cinnamon with elevated levels of lead

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Photo illustration The FDA has expended an alert about cinnamon products to include “Super Brand” cinnamon because it has been found to have elevated levels of lead. The samples were collected by the Arkansas Department of Health at a retail establishment and reviewed by the Food and Drug Agency. Exposure to this product may be

Chicken Street Taco kits recalled because of possible Listeria contamination

Chicken Street Taco kits recalled because of possible Listeria contamination

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Following a recall by Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Sprouts Farmers Market is recalling select lots of Chicken Street Taco kits supplied by Fresh Creative Foods because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA recommends that anyone who purchased or received any recalled products to use extra vigilance in cleaning

Italian fresh cheese recalled in Canada because of E.coli

Italian fresh cheese recalled in Canada because of E.coli

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Photo illustration CTS Foods is recalling Dal Molise brand Burratina (soft Italian fresh cheese with creamy center) because of generic E. coli. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products were distributed in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, Canada. About E. coli infectionsAnyone who has consumed any recalled products and developed symptoms of

Top global food & drink manufacturing CEOs – who holds the power?

Top global food & drink manufacturing CEOs – who holds the power?

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They are a private people, tending to keep themselves out of the headlines when they can help it. Despite their reluctance to step into the limelight, FoodNavigator explores the food and drink industry’s leading CEOs from booze to biscuits, snacking and soft drinks.It’s notable that many F&B CEOs took their roles within this decade, possibly

Erectile dysfunction and plant-based diets – a urological health revelation?

Erectile dysfunction and plant-based diets – a urological health revelation?

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Plant-based diets have been linked to a range of positive health impacts over the years, including improving gut health​ and reducing biological age​.A new review suggests yet another potential boon for this diet: urological health, i.e. health of the urinary system, including the kidneys, bladder, uterus and urethra.Urological health, according to the study, is closely linked with general

Consumer confidence crash hitting F&B brands hardest

Consumer confidence crash hitting F&B brands hardest

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Financial strain on households Europewide has triggered a consumer confidence decline.“Consumer sentiment – the statistical measurement of the overall health of the economy as determined by consumer opinion – has fallen to its lowest level in 2024, seeing the biggest quarterly decline since Spring 2022,” said a spokesperson for accountancy firm, PwC.What’s more, it appears to have