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‘UNSAFE’ SEAFOOD AND CREAM CHEESE OPERATION HALTED BY FDA

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · FDA, Food Safety

Another Illinois company has been shuttered by the FDA for continued food-safety violations.
The cream cheese and seafood operations of Lifeway Foods, of Skokie, Illinois, had an “extensive history of violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act dating back to at least 2004,” according to an FDA press release. The violations include improper labeling [...]

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TOXIC GULF SEAFOOD — FDA issues a ciguatera alert to processors

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments · FDA, Food Borne Illness, Food Safety

The FDA has issued an alert to seafood processors advising them of potential toxins found in fish caught in the northwestern part of the Gulf of Mexico.
Over two dozen people in several states have been affected with ciguatera food poisoning (CFP), which up until now the FDA considered rare in fish caught in the Gulf. [...]

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