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Food Safety Scan for Feb 22, 2016
FSMA funding; Sprout-linked Salmonella
Filed Under:
Foodborne Disease; Salmonella
[h=3]FDA requests $25.3 million more to implement food safety act[/h] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting an additional $25.3 million for the 2017 fiscal year in order to implement the final two rules of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). According to an FDA statement, the money would be used toward creating infrastructure, training, and accountability among food importers and state, local, and tribal governments.
The FDA argues that states do not have the resources to adequately prevent foodborne disease unless they receive financial and development support from an outside source. The FDA estimates that $11.3 million will be needed to help implement the necessary programs. The remaining $14 million would go toward making importers ensure that their products meet US standards.
Under FSMA, the FDA will create future training, outreach, and inspections domestically and abroad to help workers along all parts of the food supply chain identify weaknesses and develop ways to improve, according to the statement. The agency has already received $104.5 million in additional funds for fiscal year 2016 to finish implementing the first five rules.
Feb 22 FDA statement
[h=3]Two-state Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts leads to recall[/h] Sweetwater Farms in Inman, Kans., has voluntarily recalled one of its lots of sprouts after it was linked to five cases of salmonellosis in Kansas and three in Oklahoma, according to Food Safety News.
The most recent onset of illness was Jan 21, in a Kansas man. Since then the cases in Oklahoma were also matched to the outbreak strain.
An investigation by state and federal officials found that Sweetwater Farm's irrigation water and product tested positive for Salmonella, but the strain isolated from the farm has not yet been matched to the outbreak strain, the story said. Kansas health authorities recommend that consumers avoid any sprout product from Sweetwater Farms, which at this time is recalling only lot number 042016 of its sprouts.
Kansas health officials also recommend that people with a higher risk of infection, such as pregnant women, children, or those with compromised immune systems, should not eat raw sprouts from any supplier. Only cooking can remove harmful bacteria that may be on them, they said.
As of today, the FDA has not yet added Sweetwater Farms' voluntary recall to its Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Web page.
Feb 19 Food Safety News article
Food Safety Scan for Feb 22, 2016
FSMA funding; Sprout-linked Salmonella
Filed Under:
Foodborne Disease; Salmonella
[h=3]FDA requests $25.3 million more to implement food safety act[/h] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting an additional $25.3 million for the 2017 fiscal year in order to implement the final two rules of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). According to an FDA statement, the money would be used toward creating infrastructure, training, and accountability among food importers and state, local, and tribal governments.
The FDA argues that states do not have the resources to adequately prevent foodborne disease unless they receive financial and development support from an outside source. The FDA estimates that $11.3 million will be needed to help implement the necessary programs. The remaining $14 million would go toward making importers ensure that their products meet US standards.
Under FSMA, the FDA will create future training, outreach, and inspections domestically and abroad to help workers along all parts of the food supply chain identify weaknesses and develop ways to improve, according to the statement. The agency has already received $104.5 million in additional funds for fiscal year 2016 to finish implementing the first five rules.
Feb 22 FDA statement
[h=3]Two-state Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts leads to recall[/h] Sweetwater Farms in Inman, Kans., has voluntarily recalled one of its lots of sprouts after it was linked to five cases of salmonellosis in Kansas and three in Oklahoma, according to Food Safety News.
The most recent onset of illness was Jan 21, in a Kansas man. Since then the cases in Oklahoma were also matched to the outbreak strain.
An investigation by state and federal officials found that Sweetwater Farm's irrigation water and product tested positive for Salmonella, but the strain isolated from the farm has not yet been matched to the outbreak strain, the story said. Kansas health authorities recommend that consumers avoid any sprout product from Sweetwater Farms, which at this time is recalling only lot number 042016 of its sprouts.
Kansas health officials also recommend that people with a higher risk of infection, such as pregnant women, children, or those with compromised immune systems, should not eat raw sprouts from any supplier. Only cooking can remove harmful bacteria that may be on them, they said.
As of today, the FDA has not yet added Sweetwater Farms' voluntary recall to its Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Web page.
Feb 19 Food Safety News article