In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we discuss the top food safety stories of 2024 and their implications. We cover:
The Boar's Head Listeria Outbreak [6:24]
- USDA Announces Immediate Changes to Listeria Rule, Inspections for RTE Food Facilities
- Following Deadly Listeria Outbreak, USDA Launches Internal Investigation Into How it Handled Boar’s Head’s Unsanitary Production Facility
- Congress Members Question USDA About Failure to Prevent Fatal Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak
- Boar’s Head to Face Criminal Investigation Over Listeria Outbreak as Tenth Death is Reported
- Following Outbreak, Boar’s Head Forms Food Safety Council of Top Experts, Closes Facility, Discontinues Liverwurst
- Inspection Reports Show Mold, Insects, Meat Residues, and More at Boar’s Head Facility Responsible for Listeria Outbreak
- Boar’s Head RTE Deli Meats Recalled After Two Listeriosis Deaths
- It's Time to Reformulate Deli Meats to Reduce the Risk of Listeria monocytogenes—Feature story for Food Safety Magazine December ‘24/January ’25, by Kathleen Glass, Ph.D., Wendy Bedale, Ph.D., and Daniel Unruh, Ph.D.
The McDonald's/Taylor Farms E. coli Outbreak [18:53]
Grimmway Farms E. coli Outbreak [32:31]
The Yu Shang Foods Listeria Outbreak [33:48]
Food Safety Technology Developments [36:37]
FDA Human Foods Program Restructuring [42:39]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) H5N1 and Dairy Foods [50:30]
USDA's Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products [57:35]
FSMA 204/Food Traceability Rule Compliance [1:04:09]
Legislation Targeting Food Additives and “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) Substances [1:13:13]
- FDA Could Decide Whether to Ban Red Dye 3 in Food ‘In the Next Few Weeks,’ Officials Reveal in Senate Hearing
- Congress Members Urge FDA to Ban Red Dye 3 in Food
- FDA Budget Constraints Lead to International Information-Sharing for Chemical Safety Reviews
- FDA Outlines its Developing Systematic Post-Market Review Process for Chemicals in Food
- BVO No Longer Authorized for Food Use by FDA
- The Evolving Landscape of Food Additives Regulation in the U.S., from the States to FDA
- California Bill Banning Some Artificial Colors in School Foods Advances, Awaits Signature Into Law
- FDA Reviewing Safety of Food Chemicals of Concern, Like PFAS, BPA, Red Dye 3, and More
- FDA Files Petitions to Rescind Approvals for Four Carcinogenic Food, Color Additives
- ‘Toxic Free Food Act’ Would Close FDA GRAS ‘Loophole’ Allowing Potentially Toxic Additives in Food
- Illinois Food Safety Act Banning Four Food Additives Passes State Senate, Amended to Include Manufacturers
- Pennsylvania is Latest State to Introduce Food Additives Legislation, While Kentucky Urges FDA to Take Control
- Missouri, Washington Introduce Bills to Ban Same Food Additives as California Food Safety Act
Another Bill Introduced in New York to Expand State Regulation of Food Additives
Environmental and Chemical Contaminants [1:24:42]
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