Food Safety News Mon 7/27/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Mother’s heart stops three times during fight with E. coli infection By Jonan Pilet on Jul 27, 2020 12:05 am “I shouldn’t have lived through it,” Katie said, reflecting on her fight with E. coli poisoning. On an early summer evening in 2016, Katie Ruffolo, a 36-year old mother of three, was battling diarrhea. She had no idea this signaled the start of an E. coli poisoning that would eventually attack her kidneys and stop... Continue Reading Harvard suggests FSIS go slowly on labeling ‘lab-grown’ meat and poultry By Dan Flynn on Jul 27, 2020 12:05 am In some action on the petition front, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) acknowledges a request from the Harvard Law School’s “Animal Law and Policy Clinic.” The Harvard animal law program submitted a petition on June 9 and FSIS on July 23 confirmed receipt of the request. Harvard wants FSIS to adopt a labeling approach... Continue Reading NZ company fined for adding sulfites to ground beef By News Desk on Jul 27, 2020 12:01 am A company has been sentenced in New Zealand for adding sulfites to ground beef. Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, was charged under the Food Act 2014 and fined NZD $10,000 (U.S. $6,700) at Manukau District Court. Sulfites and sulfur dioxide are food additives that are not... Continue Reading Companies warned about violations of Foreign Supplier Verification Program By News Desk on Jul 27, 2020 12:00 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