Food Safety News Thu 11/7/2019

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Food Safety News
Thu 11/7/2019 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Listeria survivor recalls emotional trauma By Joe Whitworth on Nov 07, 2019 12:05 am A survivor of the South African Listeria outbreak has described the ordeal as extremely painful and emotionally traumatic. Gina Moyo was hospitalized for eight days in November 2017. She was quarantined and not allowed to see her two children. “It really is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I don’t think you ever... Continue Reading Scholarships awarded in San Antonio by FMI Foundation By News Desk on Nov 07, 2019 12:03 am The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in partnership with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI, awarded 15 academic scholars with the 2019 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship and Education Travel Grant at the SQF International Conference in San Antonio. The recipients of the 2019 FMI Foundation Food Safety Auditing Scholarship are: Ayodeji Adeniyi, Texas Tech University Amanda Chin, University of... Continue Reading First Australian Salmonella Havana outbreak traced to alfalfa sprouts By News Desk on Nov 07, 2019 12:01 am An outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts last year was the first identified Salmonella Havana occurrence in Australia, according to researchers. During June 2018, an increase in Salmonella Havana was detected through routine surveillance by the Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB) of South Australia (SA) Health. During 2013 to 2017, three to 14 cases were reported... Continue Reading More than 2 million pounds of poultry recalled after metal found By News Desk on Nov 06, 2019 06:39 pm During further processing, Arkansas’s Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. recently discovered extraneous metal in its poultry production in the town of Gentry. Simmons, with headquarters in Siloam Springs, has decided to recall 2,071,397 pounds of poultry products because of the contamination. The Simmons recall was announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection... Continue Reading