Food Safety News - 11/26/2021

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FDA investigating one new outbreak, continues to look for causes of others By Coral Beach on Nov 26, 2021 12:05 am The FDA is investigating a new Salmonella outbreak and continues to work on ongoing outbreaks, according to a new report from the agency. Very few details are available on the new Salmonella outbreak, which has sickened at least 19 people, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency did not report... Continue Reading African food safety event hailed as ‘just the beginning’ By Joe Whitworth on Nov 26, 2021 12:02 am Experts have called for debates at a conference on food safety in Africa to be the “beginning of a journey” during their concluding remarks. Blaise Ouattara, food safety and quality officer at the FAO regional office for Africa, said the event was a forum to exchange knowledge and technological advancement on food safety. “Taking into... Continue Reading USDA, SALMONELLA, AND THE COWARDLY LION: A PROFILE IN THE LACK OF COURAGE By Denis Stearns on Nov 25, 2021 02:15 pm In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and question whether the lack of real transparency that characterizes food safety regulation, especially with regard to meat and poultry, is more intentional strategy of agencies and... Continue Reading