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FDA Warning Letters

FDA Issues Warning Letter Through a Foreign Remote Regulatory Assessment

The Hazard Analysis was not complete since the hazard of pathogen growth, including Salmonella, which can pose risks in this situation, was not addressed.

The critical limits included in the HACCP Plan were not deemed adequate to prevent the formation of histamine, which can cause serious symptoms within minutes or hours of consumption. Histamine is a heat-stable toxic metabolite produced by certain bacteria found in some fish species that can be formed if the fish are not properly refrigerated.

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FDA Warning Letters

FDA Warning Letter Issued to Warehouse for Infestation

Violative observations from the inspection included ineffective measures to exclude pests, as evidenced by abundant sightings throughout the warehouse of

Rodent excreta pellets and urine stains in numerous places on pallets of food, packaging materials, storage areas, support beams, floors, etc.; dead, decomposed rodents in traps; rodent paw and tail prints; and missing rodent stations.

Bird excreta on pallets and nesting material.

Live insects.

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Public Health>Communicable Disease

Eight New Emerging Risks Identified

A newly released report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Emerging Risk Knowledge Networks (EREN) has identified eight food safety issues as emerging

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