Food Safety News - 05/09/2022 Experts evaluate STEC control measures

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Experts evaluate STEC control measures​ By Joe Whitworth on May 09, 2022 12:05 am Experts have reviewed how effective and practical certain control measures against E. coli are in two sectors. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) covered Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in meat and dairy products. A virtual JEMRA meeting was held in June 2020 to provide scientific advice on measures for pre-... Continue Reading USDA-NIFA grant awarded to Arkansas food scientist to investigate low-moisture food safety​ By News Desk on May 09, 2022 12:03 am The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher a $200,000 grant to learn more about how much moisture is required to allow bacterial survival in low-moisture foods. The institute recognizes the dangers of pathogens in low-moisture foods as just two months ago the FDA confirmed five... Continue Reading FDA sends warning letters over import violations to companies in New York and California​ By News Desk on May 09, 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