Food Safety News Tue 7/14/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. FDA food safety inspections will resume next week after the pandemic pause By Dan Flynn on Jul 14, 2020 12:05 am On-site inspections by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will resume next week, according to Commissioner Stephen Hahn. The announcement that the FDA will resume domestic inspection comes with an acknowledgment that the COVID-19 crisis remains FDA’s top concern. “However,” said Hahn, “resuming prioritized domestic inspections will depend on the data about the virus’ trajectory... Continue Reading FDA publishes ‘blueprint’ for ‘New Era of Food Safety’ — details scant By Coral Beach on Jul 14, 2020 12:04 am Invoking images of a children’s rhyme and a John Lennon classic, leaders with the FDA have unveiled what they call a blueprint for the agency’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” Like Jack and his proverbial candlestick, “nimble approaches” are among the promises in the blueprint published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And,... Continue Reading EU calls for action on alleged illegal trade of bivalve mollusks By Joe Whitworth on Jul 14, 2020 12:03 am The European Commission has asked member states to look into the suspected illegal trade of bivalve mollusks that has caused foodborne outbreaks. At a Food Fraud Network meeting in May, the Commission said it was aware of irregularities in the movement of bivalve mollusks and called on countries concerned to investigate. An investigation into the... Continue Reading APHIS petition seeks approval for U.S. production of foot and mouth vaccine By News Desk on Jul 14, 2020 12:02 am The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on a petition from a vaccine manufacturer that wants approval to produce foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine consisting of a modified non-infectious and non-transmissible strain of the virus on the U.S. mainland. The petition is from Zoetis Inc., the... Continue Reading Study uncovers data on Vibrio infections entering the UK By News Desk on Jul 14, 2020 12:01 am Researchers have provided insights into Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United Kingdom, finding the majority in people returning from Southeast Asia. Scientists analyzed archived Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from domestic infections and travelers into the UK from 2008 to 2018 and who had submitted clinical samples to Public Health England (PHE)’s Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit. A total of 48... Continue Reading