Food Safety News Wed 4/22/2020

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Food Safety News
Wed 4/22/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks By News Desk on Apr 22, 2020 12:05 am In what federal prosecutors say is the largest ever fine of its kind, operators of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. have agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to foodborne illness outbreaks from 2015 through 2018. More than 1,100 people were sickened in the outbreaks that caused the Justice Department to charge the... Continue Reading Aquaponic and Hydroponic systems are no escape from E. coli contamination By News Desk on Apr 22, 2020 12:04 am The journal Horticulturae reports in a current issue on Purdue University research findings about E. coli in aquaponic and hydroponic systems. Three years of other research about deadly E. coli O157:H7 have left many wondering if there might be safer ways to grow romaine lettuce other than open fields in California and Arizona. But, the... Continue Reading EFSA identifies ways to reduce Listeria risk in frozen vegetables By Joe Whitworth on Apr 22, 2020 12:03 am Experts have identified steps food firms can take to reduce the risk of Listeria contamination of frozen vegetables. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessment focused on vegetables that are blanched – scalded in hot water or steam for a short time – before they are frozen. Companies blanch vegetables before freezing because it stops... Continue Reading FAO: Climate change is changing food safety landscape By Joe Whitworth on Apr 22, 2020 12:01 am The impacts of climate change could potentially increase foodborne disease, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). An FAO publication has identified and attempted to quantify some current and anticipated food safety issues associated with climate change. Hazards considered are foodborne pathogens and parasites, harmful algal blooms, pesticides, mycotoxins and... Continue Reading

 

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I think I do not need a reminder to stay out of Chilpotles....