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- JBS USA drops ractopamine amidst trade opportunities with ChinaMega-producer JBS USA has banned the use of ractopamine in the hogs it purchases because it sees a trade opportunity with China where the growth drug remains prohibited. JBS, owned by JBS S.A. based in Brazil, hopes to help China fill a huge gap created by the African swine disease by supplying it with ractopamine-free pork. The Greeley, CO-based port producer, which stopped using the growth drug on its own in August 2018, has now announced it w
- Exploring the technology of food safety culture with FDA’s YiannasOpinion Frank Yiannas, nearing completion of his first year as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, opened the 2019 Food Safety Consortium Conference recently in Schaumburg, IL. This was his third time to present at the event. His first two were while serving as Walmart’s global vice president for food safety. The man’s passion for food safety continued to be evident as he revisited a topic he has long raised as a mission cri
- Worker at fresh produce company positive for hepatitis A; alert issuedA food handler has tested positive for hepatitis A, spurring a public alert for anyone who bought fresh fruits or vegetables from a specific Brother’s Produce location. The New Jersey Department of Health is working with the Paterson Department of Health to notify residents about the situation involving a worker at Brother’s Produce at 327 E Railway Ave, Paterson, NJ 07503. The employee worked while they were potentially infectious, between Sep
- FDA sends warning letters to two food companies in northeast region of U.S.Hans Kissle Company LLC and Harold Brey & Sons Inc. are the latest food companies to receive warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hans Kissie is in Haverhill, MA, and Harold Brey & Sons is in Jeffersonville, NY. The Hans Kissle ready-to-eat (RTE) salads and prepared foods manufacturing facility at 9 Creek Brook Drive, Haverhill, MA, was inspected by FDA from March 9 through April 5, 2019. In its warning letter, FDA said:
- Danish levels of antimicrobial resistance in animals and meat stableA report giving an overview of antimicrobial use and resistance in Denmark has been published by Statens Serum Institute and the National Food Institute. The Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Program (DANMAP) monitors the use of antimicrobials in humans and animals in Denmark, and the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in animals, people, and foods. The annual report summarizes results of susceptibil
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