Food Safety News Fri 12/20/2019

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Food Safety News
Fri 12/20/2019 4:03 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. A look back on Europe’s 2019 food safety record By Joe Whitworth on Dec 20, 2019 12:05 am Commentary This year saw the first World Food Safety Day, a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, and another infant formula Salmonella outbreak. Below is a selection of some international food safety stories covered in 2019. South Africa Listeria outbreak I want to start with this. Yes, I know it happened in 2017 and 2018 but... Continue Reading Scientists document emerging risk from eating raw seafood By News Desk on Dec 20, 2019 12:03 am A team of researchers says a relatively new foodborne pathogen documented in a man who had eaten raw salmon before becoming ill is all the evidence needed to warn the public against consuming raw seafood. “This case highlights the importance of preventing seafood-associated infections and the need to consider rare human pathogens in elderly or... Continue Reading California recalls more than 10 tons of fish skins for lack of re-inspection By News Desk on Dec 19, 2019 10:05 pm Alli & Rose LLC is recalling almost 22,000 pounds of SnakYard fish skin snacks because they were not presented for import re-inspection, according to a notice posted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “Additionally, the products were imported from Thailand, a country ineligible to export ready-to-eat Siluriformes products to the U.S.,” according... Continue Reading CDC reports dozens more people sick in ongoing E. coli outbreak linked to romaine By News Desk on Dec 19, 2019 08:31 pm Three dozen more patients and two more states are officially part of an E. coli outbreak traced to romaine, according to a renewed public alert from the CDC. As of this week 138 people across 25 states are on the books in the outbreak that was first announced Nov. 20, the Centers for Disease Control... Continue Reading Company recalls veal, lamb because of import re-inspection problem By News Desk on Dec 19, 2019 02:18 pm More than 2,800 pounds of veal and lamb products sent to three U.S. states are under recall by Quebec-based Montpak International Inc. because they were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States. Montpak shipped the meat to distributors in New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, according to the recall notice posted by the USDA’s... Continue Reading