Food Safety News - 08/31/2021

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With time running out, ‘Bacongate’ may soon be in California’s future By Dan Flynn on Aug 31, 2021 12:05 am When California voters passed Proposition 12, it was all about animal welfare and food safety. In recent days, however, the Los Angeles Times has predicted the state’s consumers are shortly in for skyrocketing pork prices and pork shortages, an era the newspaper predicts will become known as “Bacongate.” California won the right to impose Prop... Continue Reading Salad likely caused 2019 E. coli outbreak in United Kingdom By Joe Whitworth on Aug 31, 2021 12:03 am More than 30 people were part of an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to salad in sandwiches in 2019, according to a study. It was the first UK-wide foodborne outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O26. Across the UK, 32 cases of STEC O26:H11 were identified from early October to mid-November, including 21 males.... Continue Reading Cheese, shrimp, canned mushrooms subject to alerts at U.S. borders By News Desk on Aug 31, 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 here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details about... Continue Reading Study finds STEC in raw meat pet food By News Desk on Aug 31, 2021 12:01 am A study in Switzerland has identified feeding pets raw meat could be a potential source of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli for people and animals. Giving domesticated animals raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) is becoming increasingly popular but can be the source of human Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections. Researchers evaluated the occurrence of STEC in... Continue Reading