Food Safety News Tue 6/16/2020

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Food Safety News
Tue 6/16/2020 4:02 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. North Carolina’s Property Protection Act violates 1st Amendment By Dan Flynn on Jun 16, 2020 12:05 am North Carolina’s 5-year-old Property Protection Act, the first state law to use civil action rather than criminal law, to discourage undercover animal welfare investigations, contains unconstitutional elements. Chief Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, of the U.S. District Court for North Carolina’s Middle District, has found as unconstitutional, the state’s Property Protection Act that was passed by... Continue Reading Raw pet food blamed for human E. coli outbreak By News Desk on Jun 16, 2020 12:04 am Public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to raw pet food sold under the Carnivora brand. Of four sick people identified so far, all had the same strain of E. coli O157 infection and all had been exposed to the raw pet food for dogs who had been fed it, according... Continue Reading Governments must play active role in food safety – expert By Joe Whitworth on Jun 16, 2020 12:03 am Governments have an important role to play in food safety to ensure it gets the attention and investment it deserves, according to a senior food standards officer with the Codex Alimentarius secretariat. Sarah Cahill said authorities can ensure what food businesses are doing is adequate to guarantee consumers are getting safe food. “This means that... Continue Reading Panera named in civil suits involving E. coli infections and romaine By News Desk on Jun 16, 2020 12:02 am Civil lawsuits have been filed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis (MO) County on behalf of Stephanie Ingberg and in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, on behalf of Brianna Ruocchio, a minor, in relation to an E. coli outbreak associated with Romaine lettuce. Both plaintiffs became ill with E. coli... Continue Reading Scotland records large decline in outbreaks from overseas By News Desk on Jun 16, 2020 12:01 am The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report. In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease in those going back to Scotland from abroad. This was down from the 75 potential overseas outbreaks reported in 2018 but... Continue Reading E. coli contamination sparks nationwide recall of ground beef By News Desk on Jun 15, 2020 03:07 pm Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, NJ, is recalling almost 43,000 pounds of ground beef products sold under Walmart’s Marketside brand because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. “The problem was discovered during routine FSIS testing. There have been no confirmed reports... Continue Reading