Food Safety News Tue 4/21/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Farmworkers’ input on food safety now turns to coronavirus safety By Cookson Beecher on Apr 21, 2020 12:05 am Even though agriculture is the basis of civilization as we know it now, it is for the most part separate from most of us. We all eat, but how the food actually gets to the stores and restaurants is not something we think about. It’s there; we buy it; we eat it; and that’s as... Continue Reading Food safety violations continued after injunction; Miller finally signs consent decree By Dan Flynn on Apr 21, 2020 12:03 am When we last left the saga of the United States versus Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain had presented all the evidence he needed to get a permanent injunction against the Amish farmer from Bird-in-Hand, PA. McSwain got his permanent injunction this past Nov. 19, but it would took until... Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: We are having a problem with the U.S. meat supply By Bill Marler on Apr 21, 2020 12:01 am Opinion You cannot slaughter animals without workers to do the work, and you cannot sell meat without inspectors. We need to protect both workers and inspectors or we will see more plants shutter and our grocery stores empty. Forcing workers and inspectors to work unprotected is not the answer. According to the New York Times,... Continue Reading Researchers look at resistance to Campylobacter in chickens By News Desk on Apr 21, 2020 12:00 am Transplanting gut microbes from chickens more resistant to Campylobacter into birds that are susceptible does not improve resistance, according to researchers. To determine the types and numbers of microbes present, scientists from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh-Scotland analyzed the genetic makeup of gut microbiota from chicken lines with different resistance to the... Continue Reading