Food Safety News - 02/06/2021.... Sweden investigates rise in Yersinia infections

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Sweden investigates rise in Yersinia infections By News Desk on Feb 06, 2021 12:03 am Swedish public health officials have reported an increase in Yersinia infections in recent weeks. Since the second week of January, more than twice as many people have fallen ill with yersiniosis compared to the same period in past years. An increased number of patients has been observed in the regions of Stockholm, Västra Götaland and... Continue Reading France notes slight Campylobacter rise in 2019 By News Desk on Feb 06, 2021 12:01 am Data published by officials at Sante Publique France on Campylobacter in the country in 2019 shows a slight increase compared to the year before. In France, epidemiological surveillance of Campylobacter infections is based on the National Reference Center for Campylobacter and Helicobacter and the mandatory declaration of outbreaks. This national reference center reported 8,309 strains... Continue Reading Dips, salads recalled for lack of inspection By News Desk on Feb 05, 2021 07:56 pm An Illinois company is recalling dip, potato salad and pasta salad that contain meat because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. The 6,800 pounds of products were produced from Nov. 9, 2020, through Jan. 29, 2021, by Food Evolution, a Schiller Park, IL, establishment, according to a recall notice posted by the... Continue Reading New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods By Coral Beach on Feb 05, 2021 05:08 pm A new congressional report has revealed highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food. It also reveals that Walmart, Campbell Foods, and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate with the subcommittee’s investigation. “Nurture, Beech-Nut, Hain and Gerber cooperated with the subcommittee’s investigation, despite the fact that doing so exposed their reckless disregard... Continue Reading Feds plan to begin testing research program with romaine lettuce in Arizona By News Desk on Feb 05, 2021 02:52 pm The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked to several foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years. Samples will be tested for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella spp. as part of ongoing surveillance efforts following the spring 2018 multistate E.... Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: They say this, the others say that, but people got sick either way By Bill Marler on Feb 05, 2021 02:29 pm Opinion Thompson International has called out the FDA and CDC in the United States and the Canadian food safety and public health authorities in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in 2020 that was linked to the company’s onions. The company says their onions were not the problem. Here is Thomson International’s and their financial backers’... Continue Reading