| Crackdown results in seizure of 15,000 tons of illegal foodstuffs By Joe Whitworth on Jul 22, 2021 12:06 am More than 15,000 tons of food and drink worth $60 million has been seized globally in operations targeting fake and potentially dangerous products. Operation Opson X involved 72 countries between December 2020 and June 2021. The annual drive is coordinated by Interpol and Europol and featured police, customs, national food regulatory authorities and private sector companies.... Continue Reading Few details add little understanding about E. coli, Cyclospora outbreaks By News Desk on Jul 22, 2021 12:04 am The FDA has initiated traceback efforts in an investigation of an E. coli outbreak and updated the patient toll in a Cyclospora outbreak. The agency did not name a commodity in the traceback announcement related to the E. Coli outbreak. A checkmark in the traceback column on the Food and Drug Administration’s weekly outbreak table... Continue Reading COVID factors cited in Danish foodborne illness decline By News Desk on Jul 22, 2021 12:03 am The number of people diagnosed with a foodborne illness in Denmark fell sharply in 2020, according to an annual report on infections. The report by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) found Coronavirus pandemic restrictions played a role in the decline. A... Continue Reading Four open outbreak investigations listed by FDA; one investigation closed By News Desk on Jul 22, 2021 12:02 am The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The Food and Drug Administration will issue public health advisories for outbreak investigations that result in “specific, actionable steps for... Continue Reading Experts present on the food safety concerns of plant-based ‘meats’ at IAFP By Jonan Pilet on Jul 21, 2021 06:39 pm PHOENIX — If there was one thing to take away from Tuesday’s session on the food safety concerns of plant-based ‘meat,” it’s that it’s not meat and can’t be approached in exactly the same way. The session “Novel Foods, Novel Challenges: Food Safety Concerns in Plant-based, Cell-Cultured, and ‘Clean Label’ Products” at the IAFP 2021... Continue Reading IAFP panel addresses progress, hurdles in keeping flour free of pathogens By Chris Koger on Jul 21, 2021 05:51 pm PHOENIX — As milling and baking industries work with government agencies and other groups to address a growing number of foodborne illness outbreaks linked to flour, researchers are seeking the best ways to treat wheat and the flour after processing. Increased food safety concerns and recalls linked to wheat were addressed today at the International... Continue Reading CDC says Salmonella outbreak traced to shrimp has ended By News Desk on Jul 21, 2021 04:42 pm The CDC has declared that a Salmonella Weltevreden outbreak traced to imported shrimp is over. According to an update from the Food and Drug Administration the implicated shrimp from Avanti Frozen Foods, which was recalled June 25, should no longer be available at retail, but there is concern that consumers may still have it in... Continue Reading Consumer education must include old school information for future generations By Coral Beach on Jul 21, 2021 04:05 pm PHOENIX — Many people say a huge part of the burden of food safety depends on consumers, but a key takeaway from a session here today was that consumers can’t practice what they haven’t been taught. The presentation was part of the annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection. The session “After 2020,... Continue Reading Three Iowa children who were victims of HUS return home By News Desk on Jul 21, 2021 01:43 pm The Maquoketa, IA, Sentinal Press, today is reporting the first news since about June 8 about three children in Jackson County with E. coli infections. While families of the three children shared their stories with friends and family on social media, public health officials in Iowa and Jackson County have said nothing since early June... Continue Reading |
