With the surge in omicron cases, getting an at-home COVID test kit is becoming increasingly challenging. And in the midst of the shortage, the Federal Trade Commission is warning against fake COVID tests being marketed to consumers. “It’s not a surprise that, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, fake and unauthorized at-home testing…
The White House plans to submit the name of Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban to the United States Senate for confirmation as USDA’s next under secretary for food safety. Esteban is President Joe Biden’s choice to become the nation’s sixth Senate-confirmed undersecretary for food safety since Congress created the job in 1994. Esteban is a veteran…
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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has extended the public comment period on an advance notice of a proposed rulemaking regarding labeling of lab-grown meat and poultry products made by using cultured cells derived from animals under FSIS jurisdiction. Having received several stakeholder requests to extend the comment period, the agency has decided…
Brazil has again gone to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a dispute with the European Union about controls of Salmonella in poultry meat. The South American country has requested dispute consultations with the EU about measures on the import of salted poultry meat and turkey meat with pepper. Brazil claims the EU’s approach to…
ILG International Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling some of its imported dried apricots because they have more than twice the amount of sulfites known to cause reactions in people. “Anaphylactic shock could occur in certain sulfite sensitive individuals upon ingesting 10 milligrams or more of sulfites. Analysis of ‘Natural Delight Collection’ natural dried…
A sixth update has been posted for certain enoki mushrooms possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall mushrooms were sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, and may have been distributed in other provinces or territories. “The food recall warning issued on Oct. 28, 2021, has been updated to include additional product information. This…
Three thousand employees of United Airlines are currently COVID-positive, according to an open letter from the company’s CEO, but a company-wide vaccine mandate is saving lives. On Tuesday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby published an open letter to United employees, sharing an update on how the recent surge in omicron cases—which has caused thousands of canceled…
Good news: In the wake of research suggesting that taking a rapid at-home COVID test may not catch your omicron infection, a new real-world study found that the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid at-home test is still highly effective at detecting COVID cases—including those caused by the omicron variant. Last week, a small study conducted by the COVID-19…
Older adults (who are less likely to drink enough fluids) and young children (who have higher energy needs and are more likely to deal with diarrhea and vomiting) also have a higher risk of becoming dehydrated, per the U.S. National Library of Medicine.What are the symptoms of dehydration?The signs and symptoms of dehydration can be…
