A Taste of Wellness for Savoury and Snacks
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The company had voluntarily recalled 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes in March, due to concerns that they could be contaminated with salmonella. But Del Monte said in a statement on Wednesday that neither the FDA, nor any other state health agency, has offered any evidence of contamination to support the restriction of cantaloupe imports.
The company’s vice president of marketing Dennis Christou said: “Del Monte Fresh Produce places the highest priority on food safety and protecting customers. We require all of our suppliers to comply with all FDA recommended food safety procedures, including the FDA’s Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, as well as the FDA’s Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures. The farm and packing facility at issue in this case was in full compliance with these food safety procedures.”
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Food inspections
A recent shock of cantaloupes tainted with listeria is just the latest event of impure food reaching consumers . Even more unsettling is the tiny fraction of imported food that really makes it to assessment by the FDA. With the rise of globalization, more and more imported food is making it to the nation's shores. Federal sources are vastly insufficient to deal with the need.
<a title="Only a small fraction of imported foods is inspected by FDA" href="http://www.newsytype.com/12202-imported-foods-fda/">Only a part of imported foods is inspected by FDA</a> .
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05 October 2011 | 07h14