date:Nov 04, 2013
A draft risk profile of spices conducted by the Food and Drug Administration and published Oct. 30 indicates pathogen contamination and filth may be a systemic problem throughout the spice supply chain. The risk profile was initiated in response to outbreaks of food-borne illness caused by the consumption of Salmonella-contaminated spices in the United States.
Failures identified in the farm-to-table food safety system potentially leading to adulteration of consumed spices generally arose from