Food Safety News Thu 6/18/2020

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Thu 6/18/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Motion: Court lacks jurisdiction and it must dismiss charges against ex-Blue Bell chief By Dan Flynn on Jun 18, 2020 12:05 am Felony charges against the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries must be dismissed because the federal court in Austin lacks “subject matter jurisdiction.” Defense attorneys Chris Flood and John Cline say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has declared repeatedly that a district court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over felony charges unless... Continue Reading U.S. FDA ‘aware’ of China testing food for coronavirus By Joe Whitworth on Jun 18, 2020 12:03 am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it is aware of reports that China will begin testing foods for Coronavirus. Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response at the FDA, wrote on Twitter that there is currently no evidence of the transmission of COVID-19 through food and no known or suspected cases... Continue Reading EU cracks down on online food COVID-19 claims By Joe Whitworth on Jun 18, 2020 12:01 am More than 350 cases of online offers and advertising of food claiming to prevent or cure coronavirus have been found by European countries in the past few months. The 352 cases were reported after the European Commission proposed an action plan on internet offers and advertising of food related to COVID-19. Almost 50 of these... Continue Reading Brandt recalls sausage after government tests for Listeria monocytogenes By News Desk on Jun 17, 2020 09:47 pm G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. is recalling “Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage” from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check to see if they have the recalled products in their homes. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased, according to a recall notice posted... Continue Reading More than 40 tons of beef recalled because of re-inspection problem By News Desk on Jun 17, 2020 07:27 pm More than 83,000 pounds of raw beef products from a Nicaraguan company are under recall be a Texas company because they were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States. La Bodega Meat LLC, a Farmers Branch, based in Texas listed a dozen cuts of beef that are implicated in the recall, according to... Continue Reading Primula recalls cheese due to Clostridium botulinum By News Desk on Jun 17, 2020 01:40 pm Primula Ltd. has recalled cheese spread in tubes in the United Kingdom and Ireland because of possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum due to a production fault. Primula, part of the Kavli Group, recalled 10 varieties after finding one product contained Clostridium botulinum during a routine test and due to concerns other items in the range... Continue Reading