One producer of peanut butter who supplies many food stores is linked to several salmonilla outbreaks and resultant recalls. FDA orders plant production to be suspended. People from 20 states have been affected by salmonilla linked to food product from this single source. This is the first instance of the FDA using its newly granted power to shut down a facility as granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Read this article posted by Schuyler Velasco, Staff writer for  The Christian Science Monitor, November 27, 2012. FDA shuts down peanut butter factory after salmonella recalls The … [Read more...]

Recent report from Reuters states the recall of four million baby seats and manufacturer urges users to stop using the seats until a repair kit can be installed. Here is the report: Bumbo recalls 4M baby seats after injuries from falls Bumbo International Trust is voluntarily recalling about 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats after scores of injuries, including skull fractures, the South African company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday. Since a 2007 recall, at least 50 incidents have been reported in which babies fell while the molded-foam seat was on a raised … [Read more...]