Food Safety News Wed 4/1/2020

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Food Safety News
Wed 4/1/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. EU eases some food safety controls because of coronavirus pandemic By Joe Whitworth on Apr 01, 2020 12:05 am The European Commission is to give member states more flexibility to do official controls in the food supply chain because of coronavirus. The Commission leaders say the crisis relating to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) represents an “exceptional and unprecedented” challenge for the capacity of member states to conduct official controls and other official activities in line... Continue Reading Consumer Reports suggests USDA take action to address COVID-19 risks By News Desk on Apr 01, 2020 12:03 am Consumer Reports Tuesday sent out some suggestions for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure the safety and availability of meat, poultry and other food products during the COVID-19 pandemic. CR’s sent the advice to FSIS just as a number of meat and poultry processing plant employees reported having symptoms or testing positive for... Continue Reading First recorded EIEC outbreak in Sweden linked to leafy greens By News Desk on Apr 01, 2020 12:01 am Researchers have shed more light on the first recorded enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) outbreak in Sweden. The outbreak in the county of Halland in 2017 had 83 self-reported infections and one secondary case attributed to household transmission, based on a study published in the journal Eurosurveillance. Leafy greens were suspected to be behind the outbreak... Continue Reading