Food Safety News Wed 6/10/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. WHO: Unsafe food continues to affect millions in Europe By Joe Whitworth on Jun 10, 2020 12:06 am The European region cannot afford to lose focus on other health threats during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials from the WHO’s Regional Office for Europe said unsafe food is still affecting millions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the region must continue to improve food safety. It is estimated that... Continue Reading Appellate review of Arkansas’s new “cause of action” is underway in St. Louis By Dan Flynn on Jun 10, 2020 12:05 am Animal activists recently took their first shot at the innovative Arkansas law to secure animal agriculture and pretty wildly missed the target. Judge “Jay” Moody dismissed in its entirety the challenge to the new law. Moody handed down his decision for the U.S. District Court in mid-February just as the country’s pandemic defenses were going... Continue Reading Campylobacter outbreak linked to milk sickens more than 100 By Joe Whitworth on Jun 10, 2020 12:02 am More than 100 people are sick in a Campylobacter outbreak in Denmark linked to a local dairy. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), DTU Food Institute and Statens Serum Institut (SSI) are investigating illnesses that began in Bornholm in late May. Patient interviews point toward pasteurized milk from Bornholms Andelsmejeri (Bornholm Dairy) as the... Continue Reading University of Nebraska-Lincoln sends hand sanitizer to USDA as COVID-19 cases soar in meat industry By News Desk on Jun 10, 2020 12:00 am Demand for fresh meat and poultry has not diminished but, because of COVID-19 outbreaks in facilities across the U.S., meat processing plants are struggling to keep up. In an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19, keep plant employees, inspectors and consumers safe, a team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is sharing a new... Continue Reading CDC says outbreak traced to imported mushrooms appears to be over By News Desk on Jun 09, 2020 07:12 pm Federal officials say a three-year Listeria outbreak caused by mushrooms imported from the Republic of Korea appears to be over. The implicated enoki mushrooms from H&C Food Inc., Guan’s Mushroom Co. and Sun Hong Foods Inc. are past their shelf life and should not be available for sale, according to an outbreak update the U.S.... Continue Reading