Food Safety News - 01/03/2022 Experts assess ways to reduce produce safety risks

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Experts assess ways to reduce produce safety risks By Joe Whitworth on Jan 03, 2022 12:06 am European experts and commercial growers have listed a series of recommendations to help reduce the risk of produce contamination. A workshop in 2019 featured researchers, regulators, growers and other stakeholders to examine best practices to control human pathogenic microorganisms in plant production systems. The meeting was hosted by Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development... Continue Reading What Restaurants and CDC can do to prevent hepatitis A outbreaks By Ilana Korchia on Jan 03, 2022 12:04 am Opinion As of Nov. 9, 2021, health officials in Roanoke, Virginia, confirmed a total of 50 primary cases and two secondary cases of hepatitis A linked to a hepatitis A positive food service employee who worked at three Famous Anthony’s restaurants. Of those 52 cases, there have been at least 31 hospitalizations with one liver... Continue Reading FDA sends warnings to companies regarding import and seafood violations By News Desk on Jan 03, 2022 12:01 am As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading New year begins with recall of combo meats in Canada for Salmonella By News Desk on Jan 02, 2022 06:12 pm Certain combo meats are the year’s first food recall in Canada due to microbial contamination from Salmonella. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has warned the public not to consume the recalled projects. Save-on-Foods is recalling certain Save on Foods brand combo meals from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled products have... Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma By Bill Marler on Jan 02, 2022 04:51 pm – Opinion – On Dec. 29, 2021, The Cdc Announced That 13 People Infected With The Outbreak Strain Of E. Coli O157:H7 Have Been Reported From Six States. Illnesses Started On Dates Ranging From Nov. 27, 2021, To Dec. 9, 2021. Sick People Range In Age From 4 To 79 Years, With A Median Age... Continue Reading