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Coalition called “The Baby Food Council” says it will take on heavy metals

By Dan Flynn on Oct 18, 2019 12:04 am A coalition of companies and others formed last January announced Thursday it was taking on “the challenge of reducing heavy metals in young children’s food. With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)  and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  as “technical advisors to the effort,” The Baby Food Council, organized in January by Cornell University and... Continue Reading



E. coli infections linked to Isle of Wight

By Joe Whitworth on Oct 18, 2019 12:03 am Public Health England is investigating a number of E. coli O157 infections linked to the Isle of Wight. Public Health England (PHE) is working with environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council to find the source of the outbreak. Four children who visited the island off the south coast of England in early... Continue Reading



Salmonella and E. coli found in raw pet food

By News Desk on Oct 18, 2019 12:02 am An analysis of pet food made from raw meat by researchers from the University of Zurich has found Salmonella and E. coli. Numerous recalls of raw pet food because of those pathogens have been posted in the United States in the past couple of years. Some human infections were confirmed. The study out of Zurich... Continue Reading



Consumers show they know their meat with spot on complaint about an import

By Dan Flynn on Oct 17, 2019 08:40 pm A consumer complaint has led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and a recall of a small quantity of meat imported from Jordan.  Houston-based Global Zakii Enterprises, LLC, a Houston, is recalling approximately 100 pounds of canned meat and canned poultry products that were not presented... Continue Reading



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