| Mixed progress on Western Pacific food safety; communication, education needed By Joe Whitworth on Aug 19, 2021 12:06 am Different levels of national progress on a food safety strategy in the Western Pacific have been identified during a meeting to monitor adoption. The Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific covers 2018 to 2025. It was endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee in 2017. Common food safety... Continue Reading State reports different numbers for Jimmy John’s outbreak than CDC did By News Desk on Aug 19, 2021 12:05 am When the CDC declared a Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak over with a total of 51 people infected from 10 states, the agency included only three patients from Iowa. However, a report from the Iowa Department of Health says that 22 people from the state were sickened. “A total of 23 individuals were identified... Continue Reading USDA’s third quarter enforcement report finds high levels of activity By Dan Flynn on Aug 19, 2021 12:04 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service regulates about 6,200 private establishments with something called progressive discipline. It’s where to look for everything from a minor infraction involving a slaughter operation to criminal prosecutions. The FSIS quarterly enforcement report pulls these actions together into one document. The FSIS Quarterly Report for the third federal fiscal... Continue Reading Finland investigates dozens of E. coli patients; cases range from June to August By News Desk on Aug 19, 2021 12:03 am Authorities in Finland are investigating a number of suspected E. coli outbreaks in recent months to see if they are connected. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has received nine reports of suspected Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) alerts from across Finland from June to August. In five of these reports, patients are... Continue Reading Shrimp outbreak investigation reopened; other outbreaks still on FDA radar By News Desk on Aug 19, 2021 12:01 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 active investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. Onsite inspections have begun for outbreaks associated with E. coli in cake mixes and an as yet unknown... Continue Reading |
