Food Safety News Fri 7/31/2020

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Fri 7/31/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. FDA has big hopes for outbreak research with new water protocols By Coral Beach on Jul 31, 2020 12:05 am The FDA’s big news is that there is now an EPA-approved protocol for developing pathogen treatments for pre-harvest agricultural water. The agency’s nagging news is that its inspectors still can’t collect water or any other samples from animal ag operations without the express permission of the landowners. The FDA’s top food safety man said the... Continue Reading Three histamine outbreaks in three months for Sweden By Joe Whitworth on Jul 31, 2020 12:01 am Sweden has reported three outbreaks of histamine poisoning in tuna from Vietnam in the past three months. The outbreaks, which have affected about 60 people, do not appear to be directly related as the tuna originated from different batches. Patients are from different municipalities in southern and central Sweden. Symptoms were typical for histamine poisoning... Continue Reading FDA takes action against seafood, spice, other food companies By News Desk on Jul 31, 2020 12:00 am The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full alerts. Import Alert Desc Text... Continue Reading