Food Safety News - 03/08/2022 Missouri becomes third state thinking about making retail raw milk sales legal

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Missouri becomes third state thinking about making retail raw milk sales legal By Dan Flynn on Mar 08, 2022 12:05 am Another state is thinking about opening the spigots on wide-open retail sales of unpasteurized, raw milk and cream. The Missouri General Assembly has yet to schedule any floor votes, and no additional hearings are on tap, but two House committees support House Bill 1977. And the Assembly is expected to remain in session until mid-May,... Continue Reading FAO looks at impact of trends on food safety By Joe Whitworth on Mar 08, 2022 12:03 am Emerging food safety challenges must be thought about when looking at the changing food system, according to the FAO. A Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report looks at how global drivers like economic growth, changing consumer behavior and consumption patterns, a growing population and the climate crisis will impact the future... Continue Reading Salmonella, excessive heavy metals result in FDA action on imported food By News Desk on Mar 08, 2022 12:01 am The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with... Continue Reading Finland on alert after Yersinia outbreak reports By News Desk on Mar 08, 2022 12:00 am National public health officials in Finland are monitoring the situation following local reports of Yersinia outbreaks. Two outbreaks of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 have been reported to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in recent weeks from the South Savo and Helsinki-Uusimaa regions. Another suspected outbreak has been recorded in the Pirkanmaa region but... Continue Reading