Food Safety News Thu 1/23/2020

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Food Safety News
Thu 1/23/2020 4:02 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Company closes part of plant linked to deadly Listeria outbreak By Joe Whitworth on Jan 23, 2020 12:05 am The owners of a factory in the Netherlands linked to a Listeria outbreak have decided not to reopen part of it. The Offerman plant in Aalsmeer was shut in October this past year while Dutch authorities investigated the outbreak. Ter Beke considered renovating the factory but will close the large hall while a smaller one... Continue Reading Alleged criminal group sold potentially unfit to eat horse meat By News Desk on Jan 23, 2020 12:01 am Spanish authorities have busted a suspected organized crime group selling horse meat that could have been unfit for human consumption. The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) was supported by Europol. The alleged criminal organization, based in the province of Barcelona, reportedly falsified equine documents and sold horse meat without the mandatory documentation to support their... Continue Reading State finds Listeria in raw milk — warns consumers, shuts down dairy operations By News Desk on Jan 22, 2020 02:10 pm Officials have shut down operations at a raw milk dairy and are warning consumers against using unpasteurized milk from Pennings Farm because of positive tests for potentially deadly Listeria monocytogenes. Initial and followup testing showed the contamination, according to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. State officials first notified the dairy owners... Continue Reading