| Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry By Dan Flynn on Mar 16, 2021 12:05 am Food safety attorney Bill Marler wants to know what’s up with his petition calling on the USDA to declare specific “outbreak serotypes” of Salmonella as adulterants in meat. He filed the petition more than a year ago, on Jan. 19, 2020, with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on behalf of Rick Schiller, Steven... Continue Reading Experts urge shift to recognize work behind food safety By Joe Whitworth on Mar 16, 2021 12:03 am People have to learn how to talk differently about food as it is not an accident it is safe, according to an FAO expert. Markus Lipp, senior food safety officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said there is a lot of work behind the scenes on food safety, during a webinar this past... Continue Reading Some shrimp, cantaloupe, papaya shipments face denial at borders By News Desk on Mar 16, 2021 12:02 am The Food and Drug Administration uses 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 on the table to go to the FDA page with links for... Continue Reading Denmark investigates botulism outbreak By News Desk on Mar 16, 2021 12:01 am Three confirmed cases of foodborne botulism are being investigated in Denmark. The outbreak occurred earlier this month at a private company in Southern Denmark. Six people had eaten together and three initially developed symptoms. Two other people have since shown signs of being affected. Fødevarestyrelsen (the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration), the National Food Institute (DTU-... Continue Reading Vibrio in mussels linked to illnesses in New Zealand By News Desk on Mar 16, 2021 12:00 am Two people are sick in New Zealand with food poisoning after eating mussels. New Zealand Food Safety warned consumers to thoroughly cook mussels before eating after the duo became ill in the Nelson-Tasman region. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is bacteria in mussels that may cause food poisoning if they’re not properly cooked or if they are intentionally eaten... Continue Reading |
