Food Safety News Fri 8/21/2020

[daveomak.fs]

Food Safety News
Fri 8/21/2020 4:01 AM




Forward

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Farmer guilty of putting metal in baby food By Joe Whitworth on Aug 21, 2020 12:05 am A man who put shards of metal in baby food jars in the United Kingdom has been found guilty of blackmail and contaminating goods. Nigel Wright began threatening supermarket chain Tesco in spring 2018, writing to his local store in Lincolnshire and warning unless they paid him £750,000 ($982,000) worth of bitcoin – an online... Continue Reading USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees By News Desk on Aug 21, 2020 12:03 am The appointment of 10 new members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) and an additional new member to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) have been announced by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “USDA is excited to announce the new committee members to NACMPI... Continue Reading French agency warns about products from Djen Foods By News Desk on Aug 21, 2020 12:01 am Authorities in France have ordered the withdrawal and recall of all products sold by Djen Foods as they could be a threat to public health. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food (DGAL) said the items, mainly beef, poultry and smoked fish, were manufactured without the necessary approvals. The decision follows an inspection by officials in... Continue Reading Target recalls peaches after being linked to Salmonella outbreak By News Desk on Aug 20, 2020 01:43 pm Target is recalling peaches because of possible Salmonella contamination. Minnesota state health and food safety officials are warning Minnesota consumers not to eat fresh, whole peaches supplied by Wawona Packing Company and purchased at retail locations including Aldi and Target after linking Salmonella infections to the produce. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota... Continue Reading ALDI recalls peaches as CDC investigates a multistate Salmonella outbreak By News Desk on Aug 20, 2020 11:25 am ALDI has recalled assorted peaches received from its supplier, Wawona Packing Company, because of possible Salmonella contamination and a link to a food poisoning outbreak. The CDC and FDA are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to bagged peaches sold at ALDI stores in 9 states — Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts,... Continue Reading