Food Safety News Wed 3/4/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Experts say coronavirus likely not spread by foodborne routes By Coral Beach on Mar 04, 2020 12:06 am Public health officials and academics agree that the coronavirus poses little danger from a foodborne illness perspective, right now, but some are maintaining a slight level of vagueness about the situation. “While it is theoretically possible the virus could be transmitted via food, based on everything we know, the risk of foodborne transmission is dramatically... Continue Reading EU data shows foodborne infections getting harder to treat By Joe Whitworth on Mar 04, 2020 12:04 am Foodborne bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat, according to a report on antimicrobial resistance from EFSA and ECDC. Salmonella and Campylobacter are increasingly resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the main antibiotics for treating infections they cause, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Data from... Continue Reading Food safety in emerging markets often depends on clean water By Jonan Pilet on Mar 04, 2020 12:03 am SEATTLE — Kristen Macnaughtan, program officer of the agricultural development program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, explained the program’s vision at the 2020 Global Food Safety Initiative conference. “We envision a world in which everyone can live a healthy life,” she said. Food safety is one of the challenges in the emerging markets... Continue Reading Warning letters sent to companies in Texas, Wisconsin, and California By News Desk on Mar 04, 2020 12:01 am As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading Offerman Listeria recall cost Ter Beke almost $9 million By News Desk on Mar 04, 2020 12:00 am Recall costs recorded by Ter Beke relating to a subsidiary in the Netherlands involved in a Listeria outbreak were almost €8 million ($8.9 million), according to the firm’s annual report. In the second half of 2019, Ter Beke was faced with temporary closure of the production site belonging to Offerman in Aalsmeer while Dutch authorities... Continue Reading Chicken liver mousse likely source of campylobacter outbreak that closes restaurant By Dan Flynn on Mar 03, 2020 01:27 pm People who dined between Feb. 13 and 21 at the Rediviva restaurant in downtown Aberdeen, WA, are among 19 Grays Harbor residents who have since tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni, a foodborne illness. The Rediviva has been closed since a Feb. 26 Environmental Health inspection that found more than 75 “red-point” violations, which were an... Continue Reading