Food Safety News Thu 7/30/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. When you know how much you don’t know you can begin to look at COVID-19 By Coral Beach on Jul 30, 2020 12:05 am No matter how much individuals think they know about COVID-19 and food safety, experts agree on one point. No one knows enough. More than a dozen scientists, government officials and corporate representatives joined forces yesterday for the “COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit,” which was organized by the International Association for Food Protection. The three-session... Continue Reading IAFP speakers tackle COVID’s impact on food workers and how to keep them safe By Jonan Pilet on Jul 30, 2020 12:03 am In yesterday’s International Association for Food Protections’ Global Summit, experts in food safety from corporate and academic sectors discussed mitigation efforts that are being used to protect food workers from COVID-19 risks. Speakers for the summit’s third of three sessions included: John Donaghy, Head of Food Safety, Nestle S.A. Michelle Danyluk, Professor, Food Science, University... Continue Reading Mystery mailings of seeds from China leave USDA fairly clueless By Dan Flynn on Jul 30, 2020 12:01 am From county extension agents to state agriculture commissioners to USDA, the public is being warned about “mysterious and unsolicited seed” shipments coming from China that may show up in their mailboxes. The unsolicited seeds are from China or maybe other parts of Asia. The seed packages — often labeled as jewelry or toys — are... Continue Reading Child dies in Norway after E. coli infection By News Desk on Jul 30, 2020 12:00 am A child in Norway has died in a hospital after suffering complications from an E. coli infection. The 2-year-old, from the Oslo area of the country, developed the serious kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and died late this past week in Oslo University Hospital. E. coli was detected in a stool sample from the... Continue Reading