Food Safety News Tue 8/11/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. USDA world food security report measures the damage caused by COVID-19 pandemic By News Desk on Aug 11, 2020 12:05 am USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is out with its annual International Food Security Assessment, and it isn’t pretty. And the reason things have gotten worse is the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The authors–Felix Baquedano, Cheryl Christensen, Kayode Ajewole, and Jayson Beckman–say the bottom line is this: “In the 76 low- and middle-income countries examined in the... Continue Reading Three of four UK Listeria outbreaks unsolved in 2018 By Joe Whitworth on Aug 11, 2020 12:04 am The source of infection was not found for three of four Listeria outbreaks in England in 2018. The one which was solved was an international outbreak that involved 12 cases in England from 2015 to 2018 and was traced to frozen sweetcorn and vegetables produced by Greenyard in Hungary. The company found the cause of... Continue Reading Researchers assess raw milk quality in England By News Desk on Aug 11, 2020 12:02 am Public Health England researchers have looked at the microbiological quality of raw drinking milk and unpasteurized dairy products over a six-year period. Findings highlight the public health risk associated with these items and provide further justification for continued surveillance and controls during production and throughout the food chain, according to the study published in the... Continue Reading 100 tons of misbranded meat and poultry products recalled over long list of undeclared allergens By News Desk on Aug 10, 2020 10:09 pm Mr. Wok Foods Inc .in Las Vegas late Monday recalled approximately 200,000 pounds of meat and poultry products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products may contain milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, or oysters, which are known allergens. The products may also... Continue Reading Freshouse/Wegmans recalls of Valencia Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Organic Limes, and Red B Potatoes By News Desk on Aug 10, 2020 03:14 pm Freshouse II, LLC of Salisbury, NC, a supplier of Wegmans Food Markets, has since Sunday been recalling specific production lots, brands and weights of Valencia Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Organic Limes, and Red B Potatoes because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. And Wegmans, a 103-store supermarket chain with stores in... Continue Reading