Food Safety News Mon 3/23/2020

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Food Safety News
Mon 3/23/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Meat industry wants more comment time for ‘most significant policy change’ in decades By Dan Flynn on Mar 23, 2020 12:05 am Food safety attorney Bill Marler’s petition to ban meat from containing any of 31 Salmonella outbreak serotypes “would be one of the most significant policy changes affecting the meat and poultry industries in decades,” according to the powerful North American Meat Institute (NAMI). Citing both the significance of the policy change and the current coronavirus... Continue Reading Scientists find evidence of huge increase in parasitic worms found in raw seafood dishes By News Desk on Mar 23, 2020 12:03 am The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, you should consider doing a quick check for worms, according to a team of researchers. A new study led by scientists at the University of Washington found “dramatic increases in the abundance of a worm that can be transmitted to humans who... Continue Reading FDA warns companies about failure to follow federal food safety laws By News Desk on Mar 23, 2020 12:01 am As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading