Food Safety News Wed 5/6/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers By News Desk on May 06, 2020 12:04 am An analysis by Norwegian scientists has found a low level of heavy metals in processed fish products in the country. Commercially available items were collected from 2015 to 2018 and analyzed as composite samples for mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium. Levels of cadmium, lead, and arsenic were low and human exposure to these metals would... Continue Reading Researchers investigate role of farming in evolution of Campylobacter By News Desk on May 06, 2020 12:02 am Intensive farming techniques could increase the likelihood of pathogens becoming a public health risk, according to researchers. An international team led by the Universities of Bath and Sheffield in England, investigated the evolution of Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium carried by cattle. Scientists studied the genetic evolution of the pathogen and found that cattle-specific strains emerged... Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Reopening restaurants with digital handwashing By Guest Contributor on May 06, 2020 12:00 am Opinion The COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent reopening scheduled have raised the bar on restaurant cleanliness, especially hand cleanliness. Operators are filling their entryways with hand sanitizer dispensers as one might expect following all the public briefings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there is also unexpected use of technology that even the... Continue Reading