Food Safety News Fri 3/6/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. U.S. beefs up border inspections with more agricultural, food safety expertise By News Desk on Mar 06, 2020 12:05 am Annual hiring of an additional 240 agricultural specialists to strengthen U.S. borders and ports of entry and 200 agricultural technicians for administrative and support functions along with 20 new K-9 teams is now authorized by law. President Trump has signed The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation authorizing the annual new... Continue Reading Sobeval partially reopens after covert video investigation By Joe Whitworth on Mar 06, 2020 12:03 am French authorities have partially lifted suspension on a veal abattoir after an investigation into an undercover video from an animal welfare charity. Sobeval, part of the Van Drie group, had slaughtering activities halted on Feb. 28 by officials in the Dordogne region of France after an inspection report by the Directorate General for Food (DGAL).... Continue Reading Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers By Brian Ronholm on Mar 06, 2020 12:02 am Opinion In his welcoming remarks at the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference last week, Peter Freedman, managing director of the Consumer Goods Forum, which convenes the annual conference, asserted that building consumer trust is at the very foundation of GFSI. Curiously, a perusal of the conference agenda would reveal that none of the plenary... Continue Reading Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia By News Desk on Mar 06, 2020 12:00 am Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year. Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in 2019 while 30 were due to microbial contamination. In 2018, 46 recalls were because of allergens and 20 due to microbial contamination out of 100. Food Standards Australia New... Continue Reading FDA reveals 2020 plan to increase food safety of leafy greens By Coral Beach on Mar 05, 2020 03:45 pm Step by step, FDA officials are tackling the link between E. coli outbreaks and leafy greens. They released their new plan today with many steps repeating their walk thus far, but new footprints are planned to leave the mark of improved food safety. Announced in a Voices Blog entry from the Food and Drug Administration,... Continue Reading