Food Safety News Fri 9/11/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Experts affirm that coronavirus is ‘highly unlikely’ to be food risk By Joe Whitworth on Sep 11, 2020 12:05 am It is highly unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 is a food safety risk, according to an international group of scientists. The International Commission for Microbiological Specifications of Foods (ICMSF) is a non-governmental organization and an observer to Codex Alimentarius. The chair is Martin Cole and members include Darrell W. Donahue and Lucia Anelich, as well as consultants... Continue Reading Wisconsin reports first human death from the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus By News Desk on Sep 11, 2020 12:04 am A Wisconsin woman in her 60s has succumbed to the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, state laboratory testing has confirmed. She is one of two known human cases of the EEE virus, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) “We are very sad to report that one of our fellow Wisconsinites has contracted EEE... Continue Reading WHO to update foodborne disease estimates; FERG experts sought By News Desk on Sep 11, 2020 12:01 am The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to update figures on the burden of foodborne diseases by 2025. At a meeting of the WHO Executive Board in February in Switzerland, experts discussed food safety under “accelerating efforts on food safety” and recommended adoption of a resolution on “strengthening efforts on food safety.” The World Health... Continue Reading Federal alerts include milk products from China, aquaculture seafood By News Desk on Sep 11, 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 alert modifications. Import Alert Description... Continue Reading