Food Safety information during and after hurricanes, floods, and power outages; includes information for food industry and retailers.

The FDA has lifted its advice to consumers to avoid eating jalapeno and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico.

In early 2007, FDA became aware of reports of elevated lead levels in certain vitamins, which became an issue of concern to FDA, Congress, and the public. This survey was conducted to determine the content of lead (Pb) in vitamins labeled for women and children.

FDA is now offering a Spanish version of its web-based training module, "ALERT: Food Defense Awareness".

The FDA announced a final rule today amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for the control of foodborne pathogens and extension of shelf-life in fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach. FDA has determined that this use will not adversely affect the safety of the food.

• Final Rule (73 FR 49593) August 22, 2008

The FDA is Warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

The FDA is adopting as a final rule, without change, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) that amended the regulation authorizing a health claim on soluble fiber from certain foods and risk of coronary heart disease, to add barley betafiber as an additional eligible source of beta-glucan soluble fiber.

FDA has scheduled a public hearing on allergen advisory labeling on September 16, 2008. Formal notice of the Hearing published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2008.

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FDA is advising retail and foodservice operations to be aware that raw oysters shipped in containers bearing a "For Cooking Only" label may have a greater ikelihood of containing harmful levels of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) bacterium, which may cause illness, than do raw oysters not labeled in this manner.

FDA is currently asking retailers and food service operators to respond immediately to remove and secure for disposal fresh (raw) jalapeno and serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico, making sure that all such peppers are not inadvertently made available for use, purchase, salvage or donation and therefore preventing any possibility for human or animal consumption.

Special survey on pesticide residues found in domestic and imported ginseng dietary supplement products.

FDA Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring, 2004-2006: Eighteenth report summarizing the results of the Food and Drug Administration's pesticide monitoring program.

Regulators find dangerous levels of toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

FDA Questions and Answers on the Salmonellosis Outbreak, for consumers and industry

U.S. Grown Jalapeno and Serrano Peppers Not Connected to Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak

Letter to canned food industry regarding concern about the under processing of canned food products which resulted in the recent recalls of hot dog chili sauce and canned French cut green beans. The under processing and consumption of canned food products present a serious risk of food poisoning from C. botulinum toxin.

This guidance document restates in plain language the legal requirements set forth in 21 CFR 101.54(f) and (g) and 21 CFR 101.60(c)(1)(iii)(A) concerning dietary use of certain nutrient content claims.

This guidance document restates in plain language the legal requirements set forth in 21 CFR 163.124 concerning the standard of identity for white chocolate.

This guidance document restates in plain language the legal requirements set forth in 21 CFR 119.1 concerning dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.

Topline Frequency Report Health and Diet Survey - a periodic telephone survey conducted by FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to assess public awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to food and nutrition.