Food Safety News Tue 4/28/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Mood turns sour as meat and poultry industry tries to keep production up with demand By Dan Flynn on Apr 28, 2020 12:05 am When they have not sold enough spot advertising, broadcasters air public service announcements that these days are all about how we are “in this together.” But up and down the meat industry, the only togetherness that seems to exists is that everybody wants to slap down somebody else. It follows the temporary closures of... Continue Reading Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call By Joe Whitworth on Apr 28, 2020 12:03 am A consumer group wants mandatory display of food hygiene ratings across the United Kingdom so people can make informed choices when dining out. Which? said it was concerned consumers are at risk of being left in the dark or misled about hygiene standards. The call comes as the organization released research about the best and... Continue Reading Hidden public health benefits of the COVID-19 experience By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on Apr 28, 2020 12:02 am Opinion. If anything should restore the confidence of the American people in our governmental agencies and institutions, it is the leadership of our medical and public health professionals in this time of crisis. We should all appreciate the diligent response to the COVID-19 pandemic coming from our public health agencies and medical communities. We should... Continue Reading USDA researchers part of Australian university’s look at Salmonella poultry vaccine By News Desk on Apr 28, 2020 12:01 am An Australian university has been awarded a grant to improve the effectiveness of a Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine in poultry. The aim is to lower the risk of foodborne pathogens and reduce the number of human Salmonella infections. The University of Adelaide will use the AU $390,000 (U.S. $252,000) Linkage Grant by the Australian Research Council for... Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Another perspective on aquaponics By Guest Contributor on Apr 28, 2020 12:00 am Opinion Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the STEC E. coli article related to the Purdue Study. I am a board adviser for the Aquaponic Association and a commercial aquaponic grower. We believe that the Purdue study was very flawed and that they had poor handling procedures and created a cross-contamination issue between... Continue Reading