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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2015 – Sanderson Farms, a Hazlehurst, Miss. establishment, is recalling approximately 551,090 pounds of poultry products that may be contaminated with extraneous metal materials the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The chicken items were produced on September 17-18, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [...]

Establish Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule is now final, and compliance dates for some businesses begin in September 2016.This final rule is the product of an unprecedented level of outreach by the FDA [...]

What is Ultra Safe Technology(UST)?Ultra Safe Technology is a revolutionary new line of brooms and brushes that help improve food safety and quality, minimize food waste and increase cleaning efficiency. These new products from Vikan comply with food safety regulations and minimize the risk of contamination hazards. The innovative technology utilizes enhanced bristle security units directly molded to the brush block, removing any [...]

FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements 09/17/2015 FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements September 17, 2015 What you need to know Consumers who have used any of the Baidyanath brand Ayurvedic dietary supplements [...]

Karoun Dairies, Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Various Cheeses Because of Possible Health RiskContact: Consumer: 866-272-9393 Media: 866-272-9376FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — September 16, 2015 — San Fernando, CA — Today Karoun Dairies, Inc. announced that it is voluntarily recalling a variety of cheeses it distributes due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, [...]

Recalls are actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market. Recalls may be conducted on a firm's own initiative, by FDA request, or by FDA order under statutory authority.Class I recall: a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will [...]

This guidance document is intended to provide guidance and instructions to FDA regulated industry for obtaining information to help fulfill the Agency’s plans regarding product recalls. It represents the agency’s current thinking on product recalls. This guidance does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind [...]

The food safety law passed by Congress on December 21, 2010 aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. issued a written statement shortly after passage. Key facts about this legislation are presented below. [...]

The scope of FDA’s regulatory authority is very broad. FDA's responsibilities are closely related to those of several other government agencies. Often frustrating and confusing for consumers is determining the appropriate regulatory agency to contact. The following is a list of traditionally-recognized product categories that fall under FDA’s regulatory jurisdiction; however, this is not an [...]