Food Safety News Wed 11/20/2019

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Letter From The Editor: On assignment for the Dutch veal tour By Dan Flynn on Nov 20, 2019 12:05 am Opinion In the world of elite meat, Dutch veal is a delicacy with its niche on the more expensive side of the scale. Yet it has a powerful footing in Europe, especially in France and Italy. Food Safety News this week is participating in a media tour sponsored by “Trusted Veal from Europe,” a... Continue Reading German officials admit mistakes in Listeria outbreak By Joe Whitworth on Nov 20, 2019 12:04 am Authorities in Germany have admitted mistakes were made as part of investigations into a Listeria outbreak that affected 37 people beginning in 2014. One infection was recorded in 2014, three in 2016 and four in 2017 but the outbreak was only identified in 2018 by whole genome sequencing when there was an increase with 21... Continue Reading Comment period on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety extended By News Desk on Nov 20, 2019 12:03 am Stakeholders will have additional time to give input on the Food and Drug Administration’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety, originally launched in April. The FDA says, “the input received at the public meeting, and in comments submitted to the accompanying Federal Register docket, will help shape an FDA blueprint for a New Era of Smarter... Continue Reading Half of Salmonella infections in Ireland acquired abroad By News Desk on Nov 20, 2019 12:01 am More than half of Salmonella infections in Ireland last year were associated with international travel, according to a recent report. During 2018, 363 people had salmonellosis including 349 confirmed and 14 probable compared to 414 in 2017 based on figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), Ireland’s agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases... Continue Reading 55,000 pounds of chicken sausage recalled for misbranding By News Desk on Nov 19, 2019 08:58 pm BrucePac, based in Silverton, OR, is recalling about 55,00 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken sausage products because of misbranding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product contains a pork casing, which is not declared on the label. The frozen, RTE chicken sausage items were produced on various dates... Continue Reading CDC reports another victim in Salmonella outbreak traced to ground beef By News Desk on Nov 19, 2019 08:54 pm Officials say another person is among the victims of a seven-state Salmonella Dublin outbreak that is linked to ground beef. One company has initiated a recall, but federal officials say other unnamed companies also have had positive test results for the pathogen. In an outbreak update the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that... Continue Reading Officials name romaine in E. coli outbreak in Maryland; other patients in Wisconsin also ate salad By News Desk on Nov 19, 2019 01:23 pm At least 20 people in Wisconsin have E. coli infections that could be linked to an outbreak in Maryland that has been traced to ready-to-eat romaine lettuce salads. Some officials, however, say a specific cause of the Wisconsin outbreak has not yet been determined. In a Twitter post the head food safety official at the... Continue Reading