5 results

• Glyphosate Health and Environmental Concerns Lead Mexico to Block Shipments of Weedkiller

  November 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Mexico has banned the use of glyphosate and denied a permit to ship 1,000 tons of the herbicide, the active ingredient in Roundup, into its borders.

• Cilantro Food Poisoning Fears Lead Wal-Mart, Kroger, To Pull Products From Shelves

  July 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Wal-Mart and Kroger removed cilantro from Puebla, Mexico from the market in the wake of an FDA ban over health concerns.

• Mexican Cilantro Banned After Being Linked to Annual Food Poisoning Outbreaks

  July 29, 2015

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is banning all cilantro from Puebla, Mexico after linking it to repeated food poisoning outbreaks and after witnessing unsanitary conditions on cilantro farms in that region.

• Salmonella Contamination, Other Bacteria Found in Imported Spices: FDA

  October 31, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  A new report finds that 12% of spices imported to the U.S. could be contaminated, the FDA warns.

• Salmonella Contamination Fears Lead to Mexican Papaya Ban

  August 26, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal health regulators are blocking all Mexican papayas from entering the United States after finding widespread salmonella contamination.