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Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available By Bill Marler on Feb 10, 2021 12:05 am Opinion In an increasing era of transparency, the FDA, along with its food safety partners at the CDC and FSIS, have for the last several months been listing and announcing investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks – even if a source is not determined – and may never be found. The following is a list of outbreak... Continue Reading Researchers identify factors behind German Listeria outbreak By Joe Whitworth on Feb 10, 2021 12:04 am A study has provided more detail on a multi-year outbreak of Listeria linked to meat products from one company in Germany. The United States was one of 20 countries that received the meat. The aim of the work was to verify and describe a cluster of listeriosis patients and identify factors leading to the outbreak. The... Continue Reading Researchers use iwaspoisoned.com and Amazon reviews to improve food safety By News Desk on Feb 10, 2021 12:01 am Researchers are using text mining technology to analyze comments and reviews to improve the traceability of and communication about risky food products. In a new study published by the journal “Risk Analysis” the research team proposes a new Food Safety Monitoring System (FSMS) that uses consumer comments posted on certain websites to identify products associated... Continue Reading Irish website selling DNP shut down; recall issued By News Desk on Feb 10, 2021 12:00 am An Irish website selling a weight loss aid that may have been sold in the United States has been closed. The website was marketing capsules containing 200 milligrams of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) using an address that implied the substance may be used for weight loss. DNP is a yellow powder, often put into tablets before being... Continue Reading Consumer finds wrong salmon in package; recall launched because of undeclared soy By News Desk on Feb 09, 2021 06:11 pm Ocean Beauty Seafood LLC of Seattle, WA, is recalling some Publix brand frozen “Parmesan-Crusted Wild Alaskan Salmon Fillets” after a consumer discovered an error that resulted in the wrong product in packages. The error resulted in undeclared soy in the improperly boxed product. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the... Continue Reading Shenandoah Growers recalls organic basil from 10 states after positive parasite test By News Desk on Feb 09, 2021 02:38 pm Shenandoah Growers Inc. is recalling its fresh cut, packaged organic basil packed at its Indianapolis location because sample tests showed the Cyclospora parasite. Retailers, including Kroger and Schnuck’s received the implicated herb. The recalled products from the Harrisonburg, VA-based company were distributed to retail stores Feb. 3 and 4 in the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,... Continue Reading