Food Safety News Fri 6/26/2020

[daveomak.fs]

Food Safety News
Fri 6/26/2020 4:02 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Spike in outbreak of parasites found in bags of salad; multiple grocery chains involved By Dan Flynn on Jun 26, 2020 12:06 am The protozoan parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, is riding on the certain contents of bagged salad mixes, invading consumers’ intestinal tracts and causing loose stools and dehydrating diarrhea. More people fell victim to the parasite this week and an Iowa couple went to court seeking compensation for the indignity and suffering. They’ve sued Fresh Express, a national supplier... Continue Reading Tick-borne encephalitis outbreak linked to raw milk cheese in France By Joe Whitworth on Jun 26, 2020 12:04 am France has identified its first outbreak of tick-borne encephalitis from consumption of raw milk products, with more than 40 people affected. The infections are linked to eating a brand of raw milk goat cheese in Ain, in the Rhone-Alpes region, between April and May this year, according to Santé publique France. The cheese producer is... Continue Reading ‘When it Mattered:’ Podcast features Bill Marler commenting on life experiences, COVID-19 By News Desk on Jun 26, 2020 12:03 am This week on Chitra Ragavan’s podcast “When it Mattered,” food safety lawyer Bill Marler tells the story of how he went from a teenage runaway trying his hand at migrant work to became one of the most powerful food safety lawyers in the world. The episode not only covers Marler’s rise in the food safety... Continue Reading EU posts guidance on food safety management for food donations and small firms By News Desk on Jun 26, 2020 12:02 am The European Commission has published guidance on food safety management systems (FSMS) for small retailers and donated food. It aims to support small businesses such as butchers, bakeries, grocers, and ice cream shops in implementing EU rules to ensure safe production of food sold to consumers and is based on two scientific opinions from the... Continue Reading