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By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
RESEARCHERS SHOW THE BURDEN OF SALMONELLA IN CHILDREN
Researchers have looked at the burden of Salmonella in children in Portugal to help improve knowledge of the pathogen in the country. The...
Hospital, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Foodborne Pathogens, World, children, Portugal, Salmonella, salmonellosis -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
CHINA REPORTS RISE IN DEADLY MUSHROOM POISONING INCIDENTS
Chinese officials recorded almost 500 mushroom poisoning outbreaks in 2022 with 28 associated deaths. This past year, China CDC investigated...
Food, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, World, China, China CDC Weekly, intoxication, mushroom poisoning, wild mushrooms -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
FDA DECIDES CBD PRODUCTS HAVE UNKNOWN DANGERS THAT CONGRESS SHOULD LOOK AT
CBD, the second most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, is readily obtainable just about everywhere in the United States. By...
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By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
SMUCKERS IN THE HOT SEAT AS DEADLINE LOOMS ON JIF PEANUT BUTTER INVESTIGATION
The J.M. Smucker company has five working days left to respond to an FDA warning letter about conditions in its Jif peanut butter plant...
Food, Drugs, Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, 2022 outbreaks, FDA warning letters, J.M. Smucker, Jif, Jif Peanut Butter, Salmonella, Smucker -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
SWISS AUDIT FINDS MASSIVE PROBLEMS; SOME INSPECTIONS A DECADE LATE
Some inspections of businesses are not being carried out at the correct frequency, according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office. Auditors...
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By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
WHO ORGANIZES FOLLOW-UP WORKSHOP IN WESTERN BALKANS
Countries in the Western Balkans have been told more about how to use an international food safety network. A two-day workshop, organized...
Food, Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, World, Albania, INFOSAN, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, WHO Europe, World Health Organization -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
FDA STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ON IMPORTED FOOD INCLUDING CHEESE, SEAFOOD
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign...
Food, Drugs, cheese, food imports, import alerts, imported food, Listeria, Salmonella, seafood -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
COALITION HAS MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW FDA COMMISSIONER WILL PROTECT CONSUMERS WITH NEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
OPINION - Dear Dr. Califf, FDA Commissioner February 6, 2023 As a broad coalition of FDA stakeholders, including industry and consumer...
Food, Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, Opinion & Contributed Articles, AFDO, Association of Food and Drug Official, Consumer Brands Association, Consumer Reports, Environmental Working Group, International Fresh Produce Association, Reagan-Udall Foundation, Robert Califf, STOP Foodborne Illness, Western Growers -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
WORK BEGINS ON DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR 2025-2030
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were last updated just as the pandemic got underway and they got very little attention. This time,...
Nutrition, Diet, Food, Consumer Education, dietary guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, HHS, USDA -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
USDA FSIS ISSUES PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT OVER RAW CHICKEN PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE FULLY COOKED
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat stuffed chicken...
Breasts, Food, Breast, 2023 recalls, public health alert, raw chicken, RTE stuffed chicken, stuffed chicken products, undercooked, Vanguard Culinary Group -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
NOAA PROPOSES RULE CHANGES TO MINIMIZE RISK OF MISLABELING AND PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION
The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries has announced a proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring...
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By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
THREE PATHOGENS FOUND IN CHICKEN LINKED TO ILLNESSES
Three people have fallen sick in Lithuania after eating chicken contaminated with Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter. The Kaunas...
Nausea, Food, Foodborne Illness Investigations, World, Campylobacter, chicken wings, frozen chicken, Listeria, Lithuania, Poland, Salmonella, State Food and Veterinary Service -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
JUICE MANUFACTURER WARNED BY FDA OVER NOT IDENTIFYING HEP A AND CRYPTO AS HAZARDS
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some...
Hepatitis, Drugs, Food, Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, Bainbridge Beverage West, Cryptosporidium parvum, FDA warning letters, Hepatitis A, juice -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
IMPORTER RECALLS CATFISH STEAKS FROM INDIA BECAUSE OF IMPORT VIOLATION
Delight Foods USA LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in Jersey City, NJ, and Delight Foods LLC, a distributor and...
Food, Food Recalls, 2023 recalls, catfish, food imports, imported food, India -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
UK GROUP UPDATES HYGIENE ADVICE FOR BUTCHERS
An association for butchers and small abattoirs in England and Wales has updated food hygiene advice. National Craft Butchers has reviewed...
Food, Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, For Industry, World, butcher, enforcement, England, environmental health officer, food hygiene, Local Authority, National Craft Butchers, Primary Authority -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
FREQUENT MARIJUANA USE BY COLORADO YOUTHS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
Colorado became the first in the nation in 2012 to make the recreational use of marijuana legal. In the following year when recreational...
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By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
BALTIMORE COMPANY RECALLS HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF LISTERIA CONTAMINATION
Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC of Baltimore, MD is recalling products sold from Jan. 24 through Jan. 30 because the products have the...
Food, Food Recalls, Fresh Creative Cuisine, Fresh Ideation Food Group, Salads, sandwiches, yogurt -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE THE SCALE OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS IN TWO COUNTRIES
Researchers have estimated the burden of foodborne disease caused by certain hazards in two African countries and the role of specific...
Food, Foodborne Pathogens, Science & Research, World, Burkino Faso, Campylobacter, E. coli, Ethiopia, foodborne disease, Salmonella, Sustainable Food Systems -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
LARGEST FOOD SAFETY SETTLEMENT ENTERED IN FEDERAL CASE AGAINST HONEY SMACKS
In the largest ever food safety fine and forfeiture case a producer of Honey Smacks cereal pleaded guilty to operating in unsanitary...
Hospital, Food, Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Lawsuits & Litigation, Honey Smacks, Kellogg's, Kerry, plea agreement, Ravi Kumar Chermala, Salmonella -
By Food Safety - Feb 9, 2023
FAO TO HOLD A WORKSHOP ON WGS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is to organize a workshop later this year on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing for food safety...
Food, Government Agencies, World, developing nations, Joint FAO, WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment , LMICs, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, whole genome sequencing
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Sydney weather LIVE updates: Severe thunderstorm lashes city, NSW coastline
A major storm is currently hitting the Illawarra and Sydney regions, as Sydneysiders begin their commute home. Follow live.
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Australia's commitment to Turkey must endure beyond rescue mission
The death toll from the earthquake is likely to be higher than any natural disaster in a decade. In the weeks and months ahead, humanitarian aid will be needed to sustain...
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AFL legend told alleged child sex victim she was ‘lucky': court
Australian rules football hall of fame player Barry Cable allegedly told a girl he's accused of sexually abusing for years that she would eventually thank him for the assaults.
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The pandemic missing: The kids who didn't go back to school
Hundreds of thousands of students who have dropped off public school rolls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are unaccounted for
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Emotional Tudge announces he's leaving parliament
The retiring former cabinet minister has announced he will step down in a speech to parliament, saying his exit, made after a multiple politician scandals, was cemented by the...
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We mustn't confuse a lack of MH17 probe results with a lack of effort
More than eight years, three guilty men at large and not a word from the people who could really help find answers.
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Man jailed for ‘savage and cowardly' murder of stranger
A Queensland man has been jailed for life over the murder of a “much loved” grandfather, who was a complete stranger, in a suburban street south of Brisbane.
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Russian lack of responsibility ‘distressing', say Australian MH17 families
Australians who lost family members to the downing of MH17 have expressed disbelief at the Dutch authorities' suspension of the investigation.
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The Australian director who is opting out of Hollywood violence
With recent projects including The Handmaid's Tale, GLOW and Run, Australian Kate Dennis is one of Hollywood's most in-demand directors.
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Is Romantic Getaway the world's first IVF heist comedy?
Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan star in this fast-paced comedy-thriller about a heist gone wrong.