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FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Louisiana Harvest Area 3, Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus

February 19, 2025 FDA

The FDA is expanding the safety alert below after state investigators determined that the recalled oysters were sent to the following additional states: Minnesota (MN), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA) Vermont (VT), and Virginia (VA). As new information becomes available, the FDA will update the safety alert. …

Boar’s Head Highlights Food Safety Commitment and Actions in Place

February 13, 2025 Boar's Head

Operations at all Boar’s Head facilities will pause for employees to come together to focus on the new and enhanced food safety and sanitation controls and processes that have been implemented across the organization. This initiative underscores Boar’s Head’s dedication to providing consumers with high-quality, safe products and cements that food safety is an integral part of the Company’s culture. …

Ultimate Baker Shares Insights on FDA Banning Red #3 and the Value of Its Colorants for Bakers

January 29, 2025 Ultimate Baker

Ultimate Baker’s red food dyes come in powder form (see Natural Red and Natural Deep Red) and can be used in everything from cakes to icing to cocktails the same way you use other food dyes. Manufacturers can also use it to produce candies, sprinkles and other cake/cookie decorating products. …

It’s the Competition — Not the Regulation — Forcing Retailers to Take on Traceability

January 23, 2025 ReposiTrak

Major retailers including Kroger, Albertsons’ and Walmart have announced food traceability programs with more robust requirements than the FDA. While FSMA 204 requires traceability for certain foods included on the Food Traceability List (FTL), retailers have publicly communicated traceability requirements. …

Statement from Cherry Marketing Institute on Healthy Ruling

January 16, 2025 Cherry Marketing Institute

The overall ruling specifically targets added sugars in foods. While tart cherries are uniquely nutrient-dense, they also are tart. Tart cherries also have a low intrinsic sugar content and as a result are not naturally sweet. …