The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents the first major overhaul of U.S. food-safety practices since 1938. Advocates of farm-to-table and sustainability practices are concerned that availability and cost of fresh produce will be adversely affected if the legislation is enacted as presently proposed.
Recall Expanded After Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a very active and dynamic investigation into the source of the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has been traced to a plant owned and operated by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) for the manufacturing of peanut butter and peanut paste (a concentrated product consisting of ground, roasted…