General Mills Recall Of Flour

In Aug 2012, a Toronto Maple Leaf Foods (“the Company”) plant was confirmed as being involved in the outbreak of the food-borne illness, caused by the bacterium Listeria. A day later, Maple Leaf upgraded a precautionary recall of 23 of its products in previous week to all 220 packaged meats from the plant at the Bartor’s Road, which has been shut down. The company has estimated the recall will directly cost it at least $20 million, with further costs expected due to lost sales and reputation damage. Since the outbreak of Listeria bacterium, 22 people died and there were 57 total confirmed cases of illness caused by Listeria 1. Although the Listeria outbreak was described by the Company’s CEO as “the

Don’t you just love the smell of bread and butter and the delicious taste of brownies and muffins? Well, now more than 18 million Americans no longer can enjoy the great taste of these gluten foods, thanks to GMOs. GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are the result of a laboratory process where genes are taken from one species and inserted into another in an attempt to obtain a wanted characteristic, however, no one knows the long-term effect of GMOs. Genetically engineered foods are linked to gluten disorders and are known to cause birth defects. So why do people keep eating them? Consumers still inadvertently eat these foods, because there is no warning label to educate them otherwise. Foods with GMO genes need to be labeled so that people won’t unknowingly consume these genetically modified ingredients without their consent.

Beginning on March 31st of this year, all refrigerated trucking companies are required to abide by the newest regulations handed down by the FDA for the safe transportation of food products. While some carriers may already be completely compliant, others may not be. It is vitally important that any carrier you do business with not only understands the regulations, but also does everything in their power to continue to be compliant. Not only does this protect the food supply from contamination, it also assures that your company does not suffer negative impacts due to improper storage and handling of food items.

"A formal written Food Defense Plan has been developed and implemented (includes vulnerability assessment and broad and focused mitigations as appropriate based on risk; vulnerability assessment clearly covers key activity types such as bulk receiving/storage, mixing, and secondary ingredient handling etc.). Observation: The current approved Food Defense Plan is approved by Quality and this process does not include Site Director signoff at this time. The current approved plan does not cover key activity types/vulnerabilities with matched mitigation strategies. The site has a drafted Food Defense Plan using the FDA Plan Builder, currently unapproved.

Food safety is a serious matter in Texas. After doing some research, I have learned that the food safety program, is man-powered by the Texas Department of State Health Services. All state agencies involved work hard towards eliminating foodborne illnesses. "This requires the help of all public health regions, state and federal agencies, local and city health departments, private industry and the public. Through teamwork and diligent effort, we can accomplish our mission, to protect the public health through the efficient operation of a comprehensive, progressive retail food protection program focusing on education, training, and oversight, which will ultimately reduce the potential for food borne illness in Texas." https://www.dshs.texas.gov/foodestablishments

By the time food is recalled, it is too late as most of it has already been consumed and the recalls are voluntary.

Food safety and assistance is a big problem in the United States. The government has many different programs to help the needy and keep the food regulated. The FDA and USDA have different programs and acts to help protect the people that buy the food products. There are tons of ways that food can be contaminated through the production process; for example, cross contamination. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides the assistance for low income families or individuals to purchase the nutritious food they need and the Hunger-Free Kids Act is a government run program that helps get kids the nutritious lunches they need at school to keep them full throughout the day. Two, of the many food safety regulations are the Food Safety

Food products: The FDA operates food produce through the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Assume you’re at home your eating peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You turn on your television, and found out that the peanut butter you were eating was recalled. The new anchor explained that the brand that you consumed had E. coli. The anchor also explained the potential effects of E. coli bacteria. Later that day, you experience severe diarrhea, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain. The first thing that may come to mind is “What caused the E. Coli outbreak?” On the other hand, you may be thinking “Why didn’t the company take any precautions to reduce the potential outbreak? “The above questions are only important when evaluating the food industry. To reduce the food borne illness one follow the safest guidelines to protect public

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gives the FDA the power to inspect and regulate of food additives. Signed by president Obama, the act aims to ensure the food supply is safe by allowing the FDA have the power to regulate and inspect the food. The FSMA requires food facilities to list out the potential hazards of the food may distribute and what they are going to do to prevent and provide documentation. Also, to further help reduce food additives problems, consumers can inform their grocery stores and remove harmful food additive. By taking generally step to notify the store owners, it will inform and tell the FDA that there is a problem with food regulation that needs to be

Over the past year, Blue Bell Creamery has received a lot of negative publicity. The establishment was involved in a product recall linked to listeria. The organization ordered a partial recall on selected items. After further testing, it was recommended to withdraw all the goods from the retail shelves. The Creamery stopped production and distribution of all their frozen treats. As a result, 8 million gallons of ice cream was destroyed, several individuals died, and others seek medical attention. Blue Bell is investigating what caused the listeria outbreak. This report will help Blue Bell save, recoup and rebuild their relationship with its customers after the listeria outbreak. Also, discuss the financial impact of the recall and develop

Undoubtedly, Aramark sees serving the safe and nutritious food as a top priority.  It has the ongoing, rigorous training and quality assurance process to ensure the high quality of food safety. Also, it maintains the

The new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it rather than relying primarily on reacting to problems after they occur. Everyone play a role in ensuring safe food from field to fork. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the major inspection and reorganize of United State food safety practice since 1938. This is a big change to US food system, since the new regulations are not just for farms, but facilities that process food for people to eat. These new regulations are important for the food and Drug Administration to get these regulations right, thus that they improve food safety.

Nutritional Foods Inc., a company that manufactures healthful products, has a major problem to address. Some of the company's products are allegedly responsible for a number of acute food poisoning cases. The problem has escalated from just a few cases of food poisoning to dozens of other reported cases. The company's chief executive, Fred James, has convened an emergency meeting comprising of members of the Crisis Action Committee. The key agenda of the meeting is how the situation that is threatening to get out of hand should be handled.

Food is an essential constituent in human life. Nevertheless, some foods can be detrimental to a person’s organism by causing life-threatening diseases. For that reason, food safety comes into play. Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling,