Food Safety News Tue 7/21/2020

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Tue 7/21/2020 4:02 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. New study shows link between animal operation and orchard contamination By Coral Beach on Jul 21, 2020 12:05 am One in every five almond trees tested in an orchard adjacent to a poultry operation tested positive for E. coli during a two-year study published recently. “Microorganisms Move a Short Distance into an Almond Orchard from an Adjacent Upwind Poultry Operation” comes as romaine growers continue to study the impact of a 100,000-head cattle feed... Continue Reading African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world By Dan Flynn on Jul 21, 2020 12:04 am What if the coronavirus never made the leap from Asia to North America? COVID-19 would still be infecting millions in Europe, Africa, and Asia, but not in the United States or Canada. North Americans would be watching COVID-19 fatalities only from afar. That’s what we are doing, only its with African Swine Fever, not COVID-19. North... Continue Reading EFSA to host meeting on climate change and food safety By Joe Whitworth on Jul 21, 2020 12:02 am The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to host a virtual meeting in October on climate change. Scientists led by EFSA have developed a way to judge possible effects of climate change on emerging risks for food safety. It includes scoresheets that characterize potential impacts climate change could have on a range of food safety-related... Continue Reading Virtual food hygiene inspections could reduce backlog By News Desk on Jul 21, 2020 12:01 am Virtual food hygiene inspections are being used in the United Kingdom to tackle a backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Digital inspections can help authorities manage a build-up at lower risk establishments and minimize risk of contamination as inspectors can visit multiple sites in a short space of time. Inspections are completed by food businesses electronically... Continue Reading Frontline reveals ‘COVID’s Hidden Toll’ on people who pick and process the food we eat By News Desk on Jul 21, 2020 12:00 am Tonight at 10 p.m. EDT on PBS’s Frontline “COVID’s Hidden Toll” numerous farm workers speak out about their experiences of having to choose between their health and their jobs – and what they say is a lack of protection from their companies. The program examines outbreaks at several growers and meat packing plants during the past several... Continue Reading Si Casa Flores in Grants Pass linked in Oregon Salmonella outbreak By News Desk on Jul 20, 2020 12:18 pm Josephine County Public Health reported that a local Salmonella cluster of cases has affected several individuals in Grants Pass, Oregon, after dining at a local restaurant. Josephine County Public Health officials are seeking additional customers who may have also been exposed. Public Health is investigating a cluster of individuals with documented Salmonella potentially linked to... Continue Reading