Food Safety News Sun 7/5/2020

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Food Safety News
Sun 7/5/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Florida needs to get on with enforcement of COVID-19 rules By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on Jul 05, 2020 12:06 am Opinion It is clear that many people and many businesses are sympathetic to protecting public health, and also understand the risks they face trying to conduct business as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are too many people not practicing social distancing, and not wearing face coverings in the community. The lack of compliance... Continue Reading Authorities issue warnings about toxins in shellfish By Joe Whitworth on Jul 05, 2020 12:03 am Authorities in Ireland and New Zealand have issued warnings about consumption of collected shellfish in the past week. The Marine Institute in Ireland detected amounts of naturally occurring compounds in shellfish that can cause illness in consumers. Increased levels have been found in recent weeks during a routine nationwide shellfish monitoring program along the South... Continue Reading Law change helped reduce outbreaks linked to caterers By News Desk on Jul 05, 2020 12:00 am Implementation of food safety management systems helped reduce outbreaks in food catering in Singapore, according to a study. However, reported food hygiene violations did not change after they were applied. HACCP-based food safety management systems (FSMS) were mandated in Singapore in June 2014 for all licensed catering services. Researchers investigated the effects of FSMS implementation... Continue Reading