Final hog rule sent off to the Federal Register, ending the HIMP pilot era after 22 years
By Dan Flynn on Sep 18, 2019 12:05 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s new regulatory system for market hogs is a direct descendant of the food safety reforms first put in place after the Jack-in-the-Box tragedy 25 years ago. FSIS made it official Tuesday by sending the “final rule” to the publisher of the Federal Register. It was approved Friday by... Continue Reading
Another state fair with E. coli O157 infections and one HUS case
By News Desk on Sep 18, 2019 12:03 am The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair. Disease investigators recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents who visited the Minnesota State Fair prior to becoming ill. The ill people reported having visited the fair between Aug. 25 and Sept. 2, and becoming ill... Continue Reading
Food safety report gives picture of issues in Austria
By Joe Whitworth on Sep 18, 2019 12:01 am The number of food businesses found to be violating the law during audits last year was around the same as the year before, according to Austria’s annual food safety report. The report covers official inspections during 2018 by the Austrian provinces, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and Federal Ministry of Labour, Social... Continue Reading
First illness in French Listeria outbreak from February last year
By News Desk on Sep 17, 2019 11:05 am The seven people in France part of a Listeria outbreak linked to organic dairy products fell ill over a period of 18 months, according to public health authorities. Those infected with the same strain of Listeria were identified by the National Reference Center for Listeria, with an eighth case still under investigation. Santé Publique France... Continue Reading
By Dan Flynn on Sep 18, 2019 12:05 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s new regulatory system for market hogs is a direct descendant of the food safety reforms first put in place after the Jack-in-the-Box tragedy 25 years ago. FSIS made it official Tuesday by sending the “final rule” to the publisher of the Federal Register. It was approved Friday by... Continue Reading
Another state fair with E. coli O157 infections and one HUS case
By News Desk on Sep 18, 2019 12:03 am The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair. Disease investigators recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents who visited the Minnesota State Fair prior to becoming ill. The ill people reported having visited the fair between Aug. 25 and Sept. 2, and becoming ill... Continue Reading
Food safety report gives picture of issues in Austria
By Joe Whitworth on Sep 18, 2019 12:01 am The number of food businesses found to be violating the law during audits last year was around the same as the year before, according to Austria’s annual food safety report. The report covers official inspections during 2018 by the Austrian provinces, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) and Federal Ministry of Labour, Social... Continue Reading
First illness in French Listeria outbreak from February last year
By News Desk on Sep 17, 2019 11:05 am The seven people in France part of a Listeria outbreak linked to organic dairy products fell ill over a period of 18 months, according to public health authorities. Those infected with the same strain of Listeria were identified by the National Reference Center for Listeria, with an eighth case still under investigation. Santé Publique France... Continue Reading
