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Food Safety information during and after hurricanes, floods, and power outages; includes information for food industry and retailers.

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The FDA has lifted its advice to consumers to avoid eating jalapeno and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico.

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In early 2007, FDA became aware of reports of elevated lead levels in certain vitamins, which became an issue of concern to FDA, Congress, and the public. This survey was conducted to determine the content of lead (Pb) in vitamins labeled for women and children.

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FDA is now offering a Spanish version of its web-based training module, “ALERT: Food Defense Awareness”.

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The FDA announced a final rule today amending the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation
for the control of foodborne pathogens and extension of shelf-life in
fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach. FDA has determined that this use
will not adversely affect the safety of the food.

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The FDA is Warning consumers against eating certain frozen
cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from
Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a
group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

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The FDA is adopting as a final
rule, without change, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR)
that amended the regulation authorizing a health claim on soluble fiber
from certain foods and risk of coronary heart disease, to add
barley betafiber as an additional eligible source of beta-glucan
soluble fiber.

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FDA has scheduled a public hearing on allergen advisory labeling on September 16, 2008. Formal notice of the Hearing published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2008.

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  Deadlines
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FDA is advising retail and foodservice operations to be aware that raw oysters shipped in containers bearing a “For Cooking Only” label may have a greater ikelihood of containing harmful levels of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) bacterium, which may cause illness, than do raw oysters not labeled in this manner.

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FDA is currently asking retailers and food service operators to respond immediately to remove and secure for disposal fresh (raw) jalapeno and serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico, making sure that all such peppers are not inadvertently made available for use, purchase, salvage or donation and therefore preventing any possibility for human or animal consumption.

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