Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The FDA has reviewed and supports NCDHHS’s analytical findings and found that analytical results at this level could result in acute toxicity. The FDA has shared the results with the firm and on October 31, 2023, Wanabana LLC initiated a voluntary recall of all WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Some might have heard that the FDA Commissioner has instituted a review on how the FDA, and it’s Food Safety arms or organized. Setting aside that it might be a good idea to create a single food safety agency with all the parts of USDA and FDA, etc., Any brilliant ideas? Any brilliant ideas?

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Bill Marler

JUNE 22, 2022

The FDA apparently became aware of the death on June 10, 2020. So far, the FDA has received 129 complaints linked to Abbott formula products, including 119 since the product recall in February. According to the FDA, this would bring the total to five illnesses with three deaths. Attorney sued Abbott and several employees.

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Bill Marler

MAY 16, 2022

Here are the highlights of the Consent Decree : Abbott has agreed to take corrective actions following an FDA inspection of its Sturgis, Michigan facility. It also includes requirements for testing products, as well as ceasing production, and promptly notifying the FDA should contamination be detected.

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Bill Marler

JULY 29, 2022

Over the last 30 years I have gotten to know many that work or worked at both the FDA and CFIA. We are testing a variety of Daily Harvest and Revive products and have shared the results with both the FDA and Daily Harvest. So, FDA, CFIA, what the hell are you doing?

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. Use link above to go to FDA page with links to specific alerts. (To The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Click on table to enlarge.

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently rolled out additional resources to help entities comply with Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204), also known as the Food Traceability Final Rule.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 12, 2023

Over at FDA, things are a bit more active with active outbreak investigations with 1 Listeria outbreak tied to ice cream that has sickened 2 and 1 hepatitis an outbreak linked to frozen strawberries that has impacted 10. It seems quiet over at USDA/FSIS with only one active investigation of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 16.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 13, 2022

Here is one of the best emails I received recently after Politico posted “The FDA’s Food Failure,” a 36-page investigation (Pulitzer Prize eligible) by Helena Bottemiller Evich that details the fact that food safety is not a high priority at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A new emailed comment: Good Morning Bill.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. During the most recent inspection, the FDA found that the company is not in compliance with the requirements of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L for the foods it imports. The FDA has acknowledged receipt of the company’s written response, dated May 2, 2023.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The FDA concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies conducted in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found the potential for adverse health effects in humans. It keeps citrus flavorings from coming apart and rising to the top of the beverage.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The total number of FDA food recalls fell by 14.4 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during Q3, but those under USDA rose. The FDA issued 26 food and drink recalls in October 2023, down 40.9 million units. million units.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers about two varieties of LittleOak infant formulas that the company is currently recalling. For example, the formulas contain some ingredients that the FDA has not yet evaluated to determine if they are safe for infant formula. food safety and nutritional standards.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

coli outbreak is still linked to Wendy’s, but a specific food item has not been called by the FDA, although lettuce is the prime suspect. The FDA did close the Lucky Charms investigation without determining a causative agent. For the Salmonella Braenderup outbreak (ref# 1075) the FDA investigation has closed.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Unfortunately, we know the FDA will not protect us anytime soon. The FDA told us. In May, the FDA pledged to review chemicals of concern. But, in the same announcement , the FDA said doing so will require more funding and new legal powers. Pledges by the FDA to conduct safety reviews often go unfulfilled.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. Between 1996 and 2020, the FDA reported 52 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to sprouts, which are produced in conditions ideal for pathogen growth. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Golden Natural Products Forest Hills, NY An import company in New York is on notice from the FDA for not having a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for a number of imported food products. In an Oct. American Distribution and Manufacturing Co.,

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In response to the infant formula supply crisis in 2022 and the deadly infections that led to it, the FDA has updated its infant formula compliance program. The agency also discovered that the company had tested product and received positive outcomes for Cronobacter, which Abbott had not reported to the FDA.

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Bill Marler

JULY 8, 2022

We are presently testing about 40 samples and have offered samples to the FDA, and have offered to share our test results with the FDA and with Daily Harvest and Revive. We have asked all clients to report their illnesses to the FDA hotline. No positive clinical (human) test for a causative agent has yet to be determined.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Califf, FDA Commissioner of Food and Drugs Last month was the first anniversary of the White House Conference and National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The FDA continues to make significant progress in our nutrition efforts, which can help combat the diet-related disease epidemic. By: Robert M.

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Bill Marler

JULY 20, 2022

What is perplexing is the FDA’s silence if not downplaying of the link. The FDA provided this statement to the press yesterday: It seems like this is the perfect time for the FDA to “float down to Peru” and see what is up with Tara? In litigation, I will force that disclosure.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now the question is will Congress and the FDA Commissioner take the recommendations to heart? FDA should increase the visibility and prominence of the Human Foods Program. . When compared to the medical products programs within FDA, the Human Foods Program continuously struggles for visibility and prominence.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

FDA investigators have begun traceback efforts, but the agency is not yet releasing information about what food or foods are being traced. The FDA has not started any sample testing related to investigating this outbreak. The outbreak has sickened 37 people so far, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Bill Marler

JUNE 29, 2022

Although the FDA does not out Daily Harvest by name, over the last week I have directed over 100 people to report their illnesses to the FDA. Hopefully between our tests and the testing being done by Daily Harvest and the FDA, we will figure out what is causing these illnesses, and what, if any, long-term impacts are of concern.

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Bill Marler

JULY 12, 2022

We have asked all to contact the FDA, and many have offered leftover product (opened and unopened) to test. Where the FDA has not offered to test, we are testing. We will provide those test results to the FDA and Daily Harvest. FDA, time to update your chart. Hospitalizations: 42. Last illness onset: June 21, 2022.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. The FDA inspected your manufacturing facility, located at 10849 Midwest Industrial Blvd. The FDA inspected your manufacturing facility, located at 10849 Midwest Industrial Blvd. Louis, MO In a Nov. 9 warning letter to Wan-Gee Foods Inc.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 11, 2021

There is an ongoing need for coordination of outbreak response within the FDA and with other federal and state agencies that touch on food safety.There is clearly an ongoing need to more effectively coordinated the multiple acronyms that make up governmental food safety responses at the federal, state, and local levels.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The FDA has opened two new outbreak investigations, one for Listeria infections and one for E. The FDA has begun sample collection and testing for the listeria investigation and is reporting that the source of the pathogen remains unknown. Coli 0103 outbreak, the FDA reports that there are a dozen confirmed patients.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 31, 2023

According to the FDA, this action is occurring within the context of its ongoing commitment to enhance regulatory oversight and reflects the agency’s determination to ensure optimal conditions for producing infant formula. Despite these actions, the FDA does not advise parents and caregivers to avoid specific infant formulas.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The FDA has updated the CFSAN Online Submission Module (COSM) to improve communication for industry who send regulatory submissions to FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS). The form then guides users through developing and organizing the documents in the appropriate order for submission directly to OFAS.

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Kellerman Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Common reasons facilities receive FDA warning letters are: The FDA has conducted several inspections leading to the conclusion that the facility is not willing to comply with requests or demands made by the FDA. Corrective actions taken by a facility after receiving a 483 form have been deemed insufficient by the FDA.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 22, 2022

FDA Inspections of Abbott 2019, 2021 and 2022. The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating consumer complaints and/or reports of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. Additional recall information for the initial recall is available on the FDA website.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. Generally speaking, FDA continues to leave a wide range of discretion to food service providers. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. goes uneaten.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The investigation is in the beginning stages so the FDA has not yet begun any traceback efforts. A separate Salmonella Newport outbreak with 11 confirmed patients has been declared over, but FDA’s investigation is ongoing. FDA investigators continue traceback efforts, as well as on-site inspections and testing.

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Bill Marler

JULY 21, 2022

According to the FDA, the Investigation of Adverse Event Reports: French Lentil & Leek Crumbles (June 2022) and no mention of Revive Pineapple and Mango Smoothies. The FDA warns: Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled French Lentil & Leek Crumbles from Daily Harvest.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the report for its fiscal year (FY) 2021 pesticide residue monitoring program, summarizing findings from FDA testing of human and animal foods for pesticides and industrial compounds.

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Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On November 17, 2023, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture informed the FDA of a recall of oysters illegally harvested and potentially contaminated. The FDA is awaiting further information on the distribution of the oysters and will continue to monitor the investigation and assist state authorities as needed.

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