News & Features

News

Highlights of recent food safety news from Federal agencies. 

• For the latest recalls and alerts, see Food Recalls and Alerts.
• For other food safety news and events from Federal agencies, see Roadmap to News.

Investigation Announcement: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Restaurant Chain A (January 19, 2012)
CDC collaborated with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections which was associated with eating food from a Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A.

Questions & Answers: Carbendazim and Orange Juice Products (January 18, 2012)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports that low levels of the chemical carbendazim have been found in some orange juice products that contain imported orange juice concentrates.

Carbendazim in Orange Juice Products  (January 18, 2012)
FDA is investigating reports that carbendazim, a fungicide, is present at low levels in some orange juice products. These products are a blend of domestic orange juice and imported orange juice from Brazil.

Investigation Update: Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Exposure to Clinical and Teaching Microbiology Laboratories (January 17, 2012)
On October 30, 2010, PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a multistate cluster of Salmonella Typhimurium infections with a particular pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern and other genetic characteristics, referred to here as strain X.

Orange Juice Products and Carbendazim: Addendum to FDA Letter to the Juice Products Association (January 13, 2012)
Under FDA’s current import sampling assignment, FDA is testing all shipments of incoming OJ products from all foreign sources.

CDC Update: Investigation of Cronobacter Infections Among Infants in the United States (January 13, 2012)
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state health departments are continuing to investigate four recent cases of Cronobacter infection among infants in four States.

Investigation Update: Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Heidelberg Infections Linked to "Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers" from Schreiber Processing Corporation (January 11, 2012) 
A total of 190 illnesses due to Salmonella Heidelberg with the outbreak pattern were reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state the product is distributed to is as follows: New York (109), New Jersey (62), Pennsylvania (10), Maryland (6), Ohio (2), and Minnesota (1).

Investigation Update: Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Ground Beef (January 5, 2012)
A total of 19 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (6), NY (5), and VT (1).

FSMA One Year Later (January 4, 2012)
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most sweeping reform of our food safety laws in more than 70 years, was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011.

Investigation of Cronobacter Bacteria Illness in Infants (January 3, 2012)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments continue to investigate four recent cases of Cronobacter infection in infants in four states: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

.

Events

2011 Food Factor Challenge
In 2011 and early 2012, highly motivated and gifted middle school students worldwide will compete in the well-regarded, international academic competition (FIRST Lego League) focusing on food safety.