Food Safety News - 08/24/2021

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Circuit courts differ over whether lies to access property are protected by the First Amendment By Dan Flynn on Aug 24, 2021 12:05 am A verbose 10th Circuit has split with the 8th Circuit over whether lying is constitutionally protected speech. The disputed ground between the Denver-based 10th Circuit and the St. Louis-based 8th Circuit involves their interpretations of so-called “ag-gag” laws in Kansas and Iowa. In a 2-to-1 opinion, the 10th Circuit on Aug. 19 struck down the Kanas... Continue Reading Almost 200 sick in UK-wide Salmonella outbreak; one-third hospitalized By Joe Whitworth on Aug 24, 2021 12:03 am Nearly 200 people across the United Kingdom are part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to pork scratching products. There have been 179 reported cases of Salmonella Infantis since September 2020, according to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland. Public Health England said 56 percent of cases are male, and ages range from 0... Continue Reading Campylobacter infections increasing in Sweden; chicken likely source By News Desk on Aug 24, 2021 12:01 am A rise in the number of people getting sick from Campylobacter has been reported in recent weeks in Sweden. Since the end of July up to this past week, the number of people infected with Campylobacter has been between 160 and 200 per week. The spike in human cases was preceded by an increase of... Continue Reading