Food Safety News Sun 12/8/2019

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Letter to the Editor: Please start helping Stop Foodborne Illness By Guest Contributor on Dec 08, 2019 12:05 am Opinion Editor’s note: We want to hear from our readers, and that’s you. Letters to the Editor can be submitted via the Contact Us link on our website. Dear Editor, From all of us at Stop Foodborne Illness, happy holidays! I am Mitzi Baum, CEO at Stop Foodborne Illness. After a 23-year career at a... Continue Reading EFSA opens comment period on Ochratoxin A health risks By Joe Whitworth on Dec 08, 2019 12:03 am The European Food Safety Authority is seeking feedback on work examining the public health risks of Ochratoxin A in food. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin naturally produced by fungi such as the Penicillium and Aspergillus mold species. It is found in foods including grain products, preserved meats, fresh and dried fruits, and breast milk.... Continue Reading Link to Tailor Cut Produce in Pennsylvania Salmonella Outbreak that sickened 31 By News Desk on Dec 07, 2019 08:17 pm FDA and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) are investigating an outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Javiana in Pennsylvania. Epidemiologic and traceback evidence indicate that fruit mix with cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, and grapes from Tailor Cut Produce of North Brunswick, New Jersey, are a potential source of this outbreak. Foodservice and institutional food operators... Continue Reading Salinas Romaine sickens 2 in Canada and 102 in the United States with E. coli By News Desk on Dec 07, 2019 04:32 pm Since November 22, 2019, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified one additional E. coli illness in Canada with a similar genetic fingerprint to illnesses reported in the ongoing United States (U.S.) E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce harvested in Salinas, California which has sickened at least 102 people in 23 states As of December 6,... Continue Reading