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By Food Safety
- May 28, 2020
BELGIUM REPORTS RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
Belgium has recorded the highest number of foodborne outbreaks in a year since recordkeeping began. This past year, 571 outbreaks were...
Hospital, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, World, Bacillus cereus, Belgium, Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli O26, histamine, Listeria, norovirus, Salmonella, Sciensano -
By Food Safety - May 28, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: IS CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR HACCP TRAINED?
Opinion Editor's note: We want to hear from our readers. Letters to the Editor can be submitted via the Contact Us link on our website. Dear...
Food, Opinion & Contributed Articles, Brianna Leach, FSIS, Gary Acuff, HACCP, Jack in the Box, Pillsbury, USDA -
By Food Safety - May 28, 2020
WGS AIDED DETECTION OF PARALLEL SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS IN GERMANY
Whole genome sequencing helped identify concurrent outbreaks of a rare Salmonella serotype in Germany in 2017, according to a study. Whole...
AIDS, Foodborne Illness Investigations, World, Epidemiology and Infection, food consumption, Germany, quail eggs, raw smoked ham, Salmonella Kottbus, whole genome sequencing -
By Food Safety - May 28, 2020
KRUSE WAIVES PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, POSTS BOND, AND REMAINS FREE TO ASSIST IN HIS DEFENSE
Blue Bell's former chief executive has waived physical appearance for his initial appearance in federal court on felony charges stemming...
Food Policy & Law, Blue Bell criminal case, Chris Flood, COVID-19, John D. Cline, Judge Mark Lane, Matthew J. Lash, Patrick H. Hearn, Paul Kruse -
By Food Safety - May 28, 2020
FOLLOW-UP DAIRY STUDY SHOWS LESS SALMONELLA; WILD BOAR MEAT RULES REVIEWED
A follow-up study on Salmonella prevalence among dairy cattle on a Swedish Island has found much lower levels. In late 2019, the National...
Government Agencies, World, dairy cows, Livsmedelsverket, milk, official controls, Salmonella, Sweden, wild boar -
By Food Safety - May 28, 2020
PETITION SEEKS COVID-19 TESTING, REPORTING, WARNINGS FOR MEAT AND POULTRY
An impressive sounding name - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - is not likely to make up for the advocacy group's lack...
Food, Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, coronavirus, COVID-19, FSIS petition, meat, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, poultry, SARS-CoV-2 i -
By Food Safety - May 27, 2020
RECOGNIZING FOOD SAFETY HEROES AROUND THE WORLD
This year in the lead up to World Food Safety Day, June 7 2020, the Partnership for Food Safety Education is recognizing the people...
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By Food Safety - May 27, 2020
RETHINKING MENUS TO HELP RESTAURANTS ENHANCE SAFETY WHEN THEY REOPEN
Opinion The COVID-19 pandemic has all but eliminated the role of communal menus in restaurants. Here are four menu alternatives for...
Opinion & Contributed Articles, coronavirus, COVID-19, food service, MustHaveMenus, restaurants -
By Food Safety - May 27, 2020
FUNDRAISING PAGE SET UP FOR WOMAN SICK WITH LISTERIOSIS; FIRST NEW ZEALAND CASE IN 10 YEARS
A fundraising page set up to help a woman who contracted listeriosis has passed NZ$20,000 . Petra Donnison, a family friend, created...
Hospital, Victim Stories, World, Cook Islands, fundraiser, Grace Archer, Listeria, listeriosis, New Zealand -
By Food Safety
- May 27, 2020
NORWAY TOLD TO IMPROVE MILK AND MEAT CONTROLS TO MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Official controls of milk and meat production in Norway must be improved so they are in line with the law, according to an audit report. The...
Food, Audition, Government Agencies, World, audit, European Free Trade Association, Mattilsynet, meat production, milk, Norway, official controls, risk-based, tofu -
By Food Safety - May 27, 2020
ME THINKS THE LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH - AND IS A VEGAN
Opinion On May 26, Food Safety News published an article written by law student Brianna Leach titled “The meat industry's grip on government-time...
Food, Opinion & Contributed Articles, Brianna Leach, FSIS, meat inspections, meat inspectors, Richard Raymond, USDA -
By Food Safety - May 27, 2020
IOWA IS 7TH STATE TO EARN OK FOR INTERSTATE SALES OF STATE-INSPECTED MEAT, POULTRY
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the state of Iowa have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment agreement. It...
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By Food Safety - May 26, 2020
FDA SENDS WARNING LETTERS TO COMPANIES IN NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIAN, AND THE UK
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some...
Food, Drugs, Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, FDA warning letters, FSVP, HACCP, Inc., K D Singh Enterprises LLC, Rajshree International, Smoked Salmon Unlimited d. b. a. H. Forman & Son -
By Food Safety - May 26, 2020
OVERVIEW IDENTIFIES DIFFICULTIES IN PREVENTING FOOD FRAUD
Barriers to tackling food fraud include the cost and capability of authenticity testing, a changing mode of operation, and a complex...
Food, Government Agencies, World, authenticity, BREXIT, food fraud, horsemeat, POSTnotes, Professor Chris Elliott -
By Food Safety - May 26, 2020
THE MEAT INDUSTRY'S GRIP ON GOVERNMENT - TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL?
Opinion Editor's note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program...
Lifting, Plan, Food, Food Policy & Law, Food Politics, Government Agencies, Opinion & Contributed Articles, Bill Marler, Denis Stearns, meat, student essays, University of Arkansas Law School, USDA -
By Food Safety - May 26, 2020
FOOD SAFETY CLAIMS LAND SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. IN D.C. COURT
The Organic Consumers Association has sued Smithfield Foods Inc. in Superior Court for the District of Columbia over allegedly “deceptive...
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By Food Safety - May 25, 2020
FOOD POISONING IN HONG KONG LINKED TO UNLICENSED PRODUCER
Authorities in Hong Kong have linked cases of food poisoning to a suspected unlicensed food factory in the country. The Centre for...
Food, Hospital, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, World, Centre for Health Protection, food poisoning, Hong Kong Center for Food Safety, sandwiches, unlicensed producer -
By Food Safety - May 25, 2020
WHAT DOES THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?
Opinion This past week, FDA and USDA issued a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Potential Use of the Defense Production Act...
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By Food Safety - May 25, 2020
THOUGH MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, FOOD SAFETY REMAINS A PRIORITY
Every year, millions of Americans commemorate Memorial Day to honor the sacrifices so many have made to protect our country. This holiday...
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By Food Safety - May 24, 2020
DUTCH FIRMS FOUND LIABLE IN FIPRONIL SCANDAL
A Dutch court has found two companies liable in a 2017 fipronil egg scandal. Chickfriend and Chickclean failed to fulfill agreements...
Food, Food Policy & Law, World, Chickclean, chicken poultry, Chickfriend, Dega-16, Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, eggs, Fipronil, Netherlands
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Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 37,837 with 377 new fatalities
The Department of Health has announced the deaths of 377 more coronavirus patients while a blood-testing survey suggests some 4.5million people have had the virus.
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Over 25,000 dead in Brazil from coronavirus as daily deaths surpass USA
Over 25,000 people in Brazil have now died from the Wuhan coronavirus. This makes the Latin American country's coronavirus outbreak the sixth deadliest in the world in terms of...
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Coronavirus UK: Government's contact tracing site crashes
Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not even received passwords to start...
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Opening schools next week is 'NOT safe': 'Independent SAGE' warns
Independent Sage, set up to challenge decisions made by ministers, said the proposal to reopen schools in England on June 1 goes against scientific advice and 'jumps the gun'.
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Twitter fact-checker claimed Trump admin are 'actual Nazis'; mocked 'fly...
The Twitter official responsible for the platform's fact-checking policy has tweeted that members of the Trump administration are “Nazis,” among other false and inflammatory...
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We're Used To Being Spontaneous. Here's How To Cope Now That We Can't Be
The COVID-19 pandemic means we can't really do something or go somewhere on a whim. This advice can help.
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Even mild coronavirus illness leads to antibodies: French study raises hope...
Researchers in Paris screened the blood of 160 medics who had confirmed Covid-19. They found that 99.4 per cent of the group had antibodies to the virus 13 days after their...
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American Indians, Alaska Natives Have Higher Rates of CVD
Type 2 diabetes affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at around three times the rate of white Americans and is closely linked to the disproportionately high rates of...
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Coronavirus UK: Contact tracing scheme launches TODAY
The UK's coronavirus contact tracing programme will finally launch at 9am, but Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted it will rely on people doing their 'civic duty', and...
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Two Anti-inflammatory Drugs Inhibit the Replication of Coronavirus
An anti-inflammatory drug for humans and another for animals inhibit a key enzyme in the replication and transcription of the COVID-19 virus The results of the work have been...