Food Safety News - 09/16/2021

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Sourcing and trade of poultry breeding stocks blamed for global spread of Salmonella Enteritidis By News Desk on Sep 16, 2021 12:05 am Researchers at the University of Georgia have provided multifaceted evidence to suggest the likely origins behind the global spread of SalmonellaEnteritidis, which has caused recurring outbreaks of the foodborne pandemic linked to poultry products. Using hypothesis-driven data mining, the research team, led by Xiangyu Deng of UGA’s Center for Food Safety, analyzed more than 30,000 genomes of Salmonella Enteritidis obtained... Continue Reading UK further delays border control checks on EU food imports By Joe Whitworth on Sep 16, 2021 12:03 am The United Kingdom has again pushed back border control checks for some food products imported from the European Union. The UK government cited the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses and supply chains for the decision. New post-Brexit requirements on importing products of animal origin were due to be introduced beginning next month with... Continue Reading Two new Salmonella outbreaks added to list of ongoing investigations By News Desk on Sep 16, 2021 12:01 am This week’s outbreak information from the Food and Drug Administration includes two new Salmonella outbreaks. The outbreaks have sickened at least 203 people. No other information on the outbreaks has been released. The table below shows ongoing outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some... Continue Reading Ohio company recalls parsley from 6 states because of E. coli test result By News Desk on Sep 15, 2021 06:14 pm Buurma Farms Inc. of Willard, OH, is recalling some of its plain parsley after testing showed possible contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli. The product being recalled is Buurma plain (flat-leaf) parsley with a harvest date of Aug. 30 from the company’s Gregory, MI, location. “A random, routine regulatory sample collected on Sept. 7 at... Continue Reading Hundreds sick in two new Salmonella outbreaks; officials looking for sources By Coral Beach on Sep 15, 2021 04:50 pm The FDA is investigating two new Salmonella outbreaks that have sickened more than 200 people. Officials have not identified a source yet. Traceback efforts on the Salmonella Oranienburg and Salmonella Thompson outbreaks have been initiated according to the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has not reported what specific foods it is investigating in relation... Continue Reading Jumbo Stuffed Shells recalled after consumer complaints of foreign materials By News Desk on Sep 15, 2021 02:46 pm Seviroli Foods Inc. of Bellmawr, NJ, is recalling H-E-B Jumbo Stuffed Shells because of the potential presence of metal in the product. The issue was discovered on Sept. 9 after H-E-B was notified of four customer complaints. Consumption of hard or sharp foreign material could cause physical injury. The affected products were distributed to H-E-B... Continue Reading