Recently, the FDA added “economically motivated adulteration” of foods to import alerts, a move to notify officials to be looking out for products which may not be as they seem. The agency has multiple pages on their website about this sort of adulteration, not just for imported foods but for products manufactured within the US. … Read more
The FDA has issued two public alerts inside 4 days regarding a human food product that has been linked to 12 human illnesses. The FDA has issued ZERO public alerts regarding pet food products that resulted in 971 illness reports (to FDA) in a single month, including greater than 100 pet deaths in the identical … Read more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has jurisdiction over the production of meat, poultry and egg products – this includes slaughter facilities. A USDA representative is onsite during hours of operation in all slaughter facilities, and food production facilities (foods that contain greater than 2% cooked meat and foods that contain greater than 3% … Read more