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North Bay Produce Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Apples Because of Possible Health Risk

October 29, 2019 FDA

North Bay Produce, Inc. of Traverse City, Michigan is voluntarily recalling 2,297 cases and 2 bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. …

Eating Fish: What You Should Know This National Seafood Month -FDA

October 25, 2019 FDA

October is National Seafood Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching resources that make it easy for pregnant and breastfeeding women and parents of young children to eat more fish and make choices lower in mercury. …

FDA Issues Final Rule on Calorie Labeling for Glass-Front Vending Machines

October 25, 2019 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a final rule to revise the type size requirements for calorie labeling on packaged foods sold in glass-front vending machines . The changes will reduce the regulatory burden on industry while ensuring that consumers continue to have visible front-of-package (FOP) calorie information as they purchase an item. …

Mical Seafood Inc. Voluntarily Expands Tuna Recall for Possible Scombroid Poisoning

October 17, 2019 FDA

Mical Seafood, Inc. of Cooper City, FL, has voluntarily initiated an expanded recall of frozen, wild-caught yellowfin Tuna Loins, Tuna Poke, Tuna Steaks, Tuna Ground Meat, and Tuna Saku (products of Vietnam) due to potentially elevated levels of histamine. …

UNFI Voluntarily Recalls Arla Apetina Marinated Feta & Olives in Oil, Pitted

October 11, 2019 FDA

UNFI is voluntarily recalling cases of Arla Apetina Marinated Feta & Olives in Oil, Pitted distributed by UNFI. The product requires refrigeration to ensure food safety and we have learned that some product distributed to retail customers from 2 UNFI distribution centers may have been exposed to temperatures above refrigeration during storage and/or distribution by UNFI’S customers. …