Posts By: De Ann Davis

FDA Resumes Surveillance Sampling of Frozen Berries

This month the FDA plans to resume an assignment to collect and test frozen berries that it paused at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says the strategy is being developed in response to a history of hepatitis A (HAV) and norovirus (NoV) outbreaks linked to the consumption of both fresh and frozen ...

Pollinator Partnership’s Technical Guide for Farmers and Ranchers in California Now Available

The final version of the Pollinator Partnership’s Technical Guide for Farmers and Ranchers in California is now available. This guide was created for farmers and ranchers who want to act to protect and promote pollinators on their land, and can be used as a quick reference on individual topics or read in its entirety for ...

Monkeypox Fact Sheet for Food Industry Now Available

Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Science and its Institute for Food Safety released a fact sheet last week about monkeypox for food industry employers. According to the fact sheet, there are three key takeaways:  • The monkeypox strain causing the current outbreak is much less deadly than COVID-19 (the US had > 10,000 ...