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A Food Safety Geek. CPM, REHS/RS
The U.S. FDA is advising restaurants and retailers to not serve or sell and for consumers not to eat certain #oysters and Manila #clams from Pickering Passage, Washington potentially contaminated with #Norovirus.
Sold in AZ, CA, FL, MA, MI, NY, and WA. www.fda.gov/food/alerts-...
Safety Alert
Washington has recalled oysters and Manila clams harvested from 11/15/2024 to 12/11/2024 by Rudy’s Shellfish (WA-1590-SS) from the Pickering Passage growing area in Washington due to a Norovirus outbr...
www.fda.gov
December 17, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Reposted by @foodsafetygeeks
The FDA wants to know what you think about "best by" "sell by" "use by" and all those other date labels that are so confusing.

There are currently no regulations on what companies are required to put on their labels with respect to dates.

www.fda.gov/news-events/...
USDA-FDA Seek Information About Food Date Labeling, Aim is to Provide Further Clarity, Transparency and Cost Savings for U.S. Consumers
USDA-FDA Issue RFI about Food Date Labeling
www.fda.gov
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Reposted by @foodsafetygeeks
There is a multi-state #salmonella outbreak linked to #cucumbers. As of November 26, 2024, five residents across Washington have been included in this outbreak. None were hospitalized and none died. Please visit wadoh.info/4gbgmAw for more info.
2024 Salmonella Multi-state Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers
Last updated: November 29, 2024 Overview CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting data to investigate a multistate ...
wadoh.info
November 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM