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Top 10 Articles of 2023 – No. 4: Trader Joe’s Issues 4th Food Recall

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2023. It wasn’t good news for Trader Joe’s at No. 4.

December 29, 2023

Trader Joes Fully Cooked Falafel

TGI Fridays Chicken Bites Recalled Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling 26,550 lb of the frozen, boneless retail product after the company received customer complaints about clear, hard plastic found under the breading of the bites.

December 15, 2023

TGIF Chicken Bites Recall Plastic

Wayne Farms Recalls Potentially Undercooked Chicken Breast

The company is recalling about 1,377 lb of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast products after receiving a customer complaint that the product appeared to be undercooked.

December 11, 2023

Wayne Farms Chicken Recall

Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of Chicken Fried Rice from Garland Ventures

The problem was discovered by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) during a review of testing results, which showed the product tested positive for L. monocytogenes.

December 7, 2023

Chicken Fried Rice Listeria Recall

Skyline Provisions Recalls 5,620 lb of Raw Ground Beef Products

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The products are being recalled due to possible foreign matter contamination.

November 20, 2023

New York Files Lawsuit Against PepsiCo Over Plastic Packaging

The legal action names PepsiCo as the major contributor of plastic waste collected from the Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo and details the actions it wants the company to undertake.

November 16, 2023

Source: People of the State of New York v Pepsico, Inc.; Frito-Lay, Inc.; Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

FDA Proposes Ban on Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food, Drinks

Following California’s lead, the agency is considering the elimination of the food additive, while it continues the assessment of additional chemicals.

November 2, 2023

Getty Images Corn Oil 1471577535 Web

FDA Foods Coalition to Advocate for Human Foods Program Redesign

Consumer advocates, food industry representatives, public health groups, and regulators aim to push for an increased focus on prevention and improving governance at the FDA.

October 26, 2023

Fda Campus Crop

Didion Milling Officials Found Guilty in Deadly Explosion Case

OSHA and EPA investigations into the 2017 explosion at the company’s Cambria, Wis., corn mill led to the convictions of the two men.

October 18, 2023

On May 31, 2017, combustible dust explosions at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wis., killed five of the 19 employees working on the night of the incident.

California Governor Signs Bill Banning 4 Widely Used Food Additives

Assembly Bill 418 prohibits the use of red dye 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, and propylparaben due to health concerns.

October 9, 2023

Department of Labor Investigating Child Labor at Tyson, Perdue

The move follows a New York Times Magazine article that disclosed cleaning contractors have been employing migrant children to work overnight shifts at Tyson and Perdue plants in Virginia.

September 24, 2023

FDA Sends Warning Letters to 3 Infant Formula Manufacturers

The letters to ByHeart, Mead Johnson Nutrition (Reckitt), and Perrigo Wisconsin were issued as part of the FDA’s efforts to help ensure the industry is producing infant formula under the safest conditions possible.

September 1, 2023

DOC Issues Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Investigations

The Department of Commerce investigations involved tin mill products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

August 18, 2023

FrieslandCampina to Pay $2.88 Million for Environmental Violations

The company will pay a fine and implement an environmental protection project at its food production facility in central New York to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and New York state law.

August 11, 2023

Trader Joe’s Issues 4th Food Recall

In one week, the company has recalled its Almond Windmill Cookies, Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, and now, its Fully Cooked Falafel.

August 2, 2023

Department of Labor Program to Address Workplace Hazards

U.S. Department of Labor

The new OSHA national emphasis program is aimed at preventing and reducing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers, and more.

August 1, 2023

Monogram Foods Cited for Child Labor Law Violations

U.S. Department of Labor

Court enters judgment requiring future compliance after investigation finds two teens employed illegally at the company's meat processing plant in Minnesota.

July 11, 2023

GS1 US Publishes New Guideline on Foodservice Use of RFID

Industry stakeholders provide radio frequency identification encoding instructions and roadmap for adoption across supply chains.

July 7, 2023