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By Food Safety - Sep 28, 2020
POTENTIAL BOTULISM THREAT SPURS RECALL OF SPAGHETTI SAUCE
Spaghetti sauce with virtually no identifying labeling information is under recall because of a risk of botulism poisoning. Érablière...
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By Food Safety - Sep 28, 2020
WARNING LETTER SENT TO TEXAS COMPANY OVER IMPORT VIOLATIONS
Editor's note: As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its...
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By Food Safety - Sep 28, 2020
STUDY FINDINGS COULD HELP DEVELOP E. COLI TREATMENT
Research by scientists in Australia could help open up new possibilities to treat enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections. University...
Senior, Neurology, Foodborne Pathogens, World, EHEC, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, hemolytic uremic syndrome, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Public Health England, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, University of New South Wales -
By Food Safety - Sep 27, 2020
FOOD STANDARDS AMENDMENT BACKED IN UK AG BILL
An amendment to the Agriculture Bill on food import standards has been approved in the United Kingdom. Other proposed changes include...
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By Food Safety - Sep 27, 2020
FROZEN DOESN'T MEAN THAW AND EAT; DANGERS LURK IN THE FREEZER
New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that consumers may not know how to safely cook frozen foods, which can...
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By Food Safety - Sep 26, 2020
OUTBREAKS DOWN BUT ILLNESSES UP FOR DENMARK
The number of foodborne outbreaks was down but the amount of people falling sick was up in Denmark in 2019 compared to the year before. This...
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By Food Safety - Sep 25, 2020
CDC SAYS SALAD CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK OVER; FDA CANAL WATER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
A multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to salad products that were made by Fresh Express bagged salad and is under investigation...
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By Food Safety - Sep 25, 2020
FSIC WARNS OF RISKS BECAUSE OF RISE IN FOOD SOLD ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Australians have been warned about the potential risks of buying and selling food on social media websites. The Food Safety Information...
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By Food Safety - Sep 25, 2020
LISTERIA FOUND FOR YEARS AT SITE OF SANDWICH PRODUCER
The factory of a sandwich producer in England linked to an illness was contaminated by Listeria for almost three years, a report into...
Hospital, Foodborne Illness Investigations, World, hospital food, Listeria monocytogenes, listeriosis, pre-packed food, Public Health England, ready-to-eat, sandwiches -
By Food Safety - Sep 25, 2020
GUILTY PLEAS LEAD TO JANUARY 2021 SENTENCING DATE IN THE ‘CHOICE' TURNED INTO ‘PRIME' BEEF SCHEME
Howard Mora and Alan Buxbaum, co-owners of Stein Meat Products Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, are scheduled to be sentenced next year after...
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By Food Safety
- Sep 25, 2020
CDC SAYS RECALLED MUSHROOMS LINKED TO NEW SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
U.S. officials have linked recalled black fungus to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in 10 states. The edible...
Fungus, Food, Hospital, Drugs, Food Recalls, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, World, Air Canada, Canada, FDA, food imports, fungus, imported food, mushrooms, Wismettac Asian Foods Inc. -
By Food Safety - Sep 24, 2020
WATER AND CHEMICALS THAT NEVER GO AWAY ARE SUBJECTS OF CONSUMER REPORTS COVER STORY
The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR's old mainstays-Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches...
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By Food Safety - Sep 24, 2020
WHO WANTS DATA ON MERCURY IN FISH
The World Health Organization is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species. Fish types for which maximum...
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By Food Safety - Sep 24, 2020
FDA ACTION ON ‘HIGH RISK' FOODS SETTLES LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week issued a proposed rule naming certain high-risk foods, it also settled...
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By Food Safety - Sep 24, 2020
SALMONELLA FINDING PROMPTS RECALL OF DRIED, IMPORTED, EDIBLE FUNGUS
A California company has initiated a recall for imported dried fungus because state officials found Salmonella in the food product. Wismettac...
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By Food Safety - Sep 23, 2020
SENEGAL PROJECT IMPROVES FOOD SAFETY CAPABILITY
Senegal has improved detection of residues and contaminants in food products thanks to international help. The four-year project strengthening...
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By Food Safety - Sep 23, 2020
GERMANY PART OF RESURGENT HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK
The resurgence of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries underlines the importance of complete traceback of implicated products...
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By Food Safety - Sep 23, 2020
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: KIECKER SPEAKS OUT AFTER RISING TO THE TOP AS FSIS ADMINISTRATOR
Opinion The Meat & Poultry Daily News recently did a question and answer session with Paul Kiecker, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection...
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By Food Safety - Sep 23, 2020
INCONSISTENT LABELING COMPLICATES CLAM RECALL; MARINE TOXIN FOUND
Government tests spurred a recall of Manila clams because of contamination with a marine biotoxin that causes the potentially deadly...
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By Food Safety - Sep 23, 2020
MORE MICROGREENS RECALLED IN RELATION TO SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
A third recall has been initiated in Canada related to a Salmonella outbreak associated with fresh sprouts from Sunsprout. The recall...
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COVID-19 Herd Immunity Still Far Off for India, Don't Get Complacent: Health...
India's aims of obtaining herd immunity look bleaker, with the country not even hitting it's infection peak, according to the ICMR's sero survey. Hence, it would be hard to pin...
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New Hormone Therapies are Beneficial for Hot Flashes
Hormone therapy is one of the best proven method for the management of menopause symptoms, specially hot flashes. Research continues to identify the trajectories to estrogen...
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Vitamin D Cuts SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate by Half
Evidence showing vitamin D lowers your risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization, severe complications and death continues to mount. Most recently, a September 17, 2020...
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COVID-19 in India: More Than 60L Cases Reported
With a spike of 82,170 coronavirus cases and 1,039 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Monday breached the 60 lakh-mark with a total of 60,74,702 cases.
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Lack of chemical reagents hampering COVID-19 testing
There is a critical shortage of the chemicals necessary to conduct Wuhan coronavirus testing, according to reports, which means fewer and fewer people are able to find out if...
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1 in 3 Parents Try to Miss Flu Shots for Their Kids During Pandemic
National poll: COVID-19 may not influence parents' beliefs about the flu vaccine, with just 1/3 believing it's more important for children to get vaccinated this year.
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Mechanism of Action of Hormone Therapy In Atherosclerosis Revealed
New study based on the early versus late intervention trial with estradiol data confirms benefit of hormone therapy in reducing multiple biomarkers of inflammation.
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COVID-19 Recoveries Inching Towards 6 Lakh Mark in Andhra
COVID-19 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh have crossed the six lakh mark to reach 6,05,090 with 7,796 more recoveries.
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Parents Not Yet Ready To Send Kids Amid the Pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 80% of parents of students enrolled in the 1,000-odd secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh Board in Prayagraj district are not prepared to send...
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J.Lo's Daughter Made Her A Sweet Video To Watch Whenever She's ‘Sad'
Jennifer Lopez shared the sweetest video her daughter Emme made her on National Daughters Day Jennifer Lopez's 12-year-old daughter Emme Maribel Muñiz recorded the sweetest...