Food Safety News Wed 7/22/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. At the start, Brashears finds Under Secretary for Food Safety job is all COVID-19 all the time By Dan Flynn on Jul 22, 2020 12:05 am The day after she was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mindy Brashears was back home in Lubbock, TX, giving an Ag Appreciation Day speech to the local Chamber of Commerce. After that, she’s found her new job is pretty much about COVID-19. From her presidential appointment on May 4, 2018, to her confirmation by... Continue Reading Researchers develop device to measure methanol in alcohol By Joe Whitworth on Jul 22, 2020 12:03 am Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages. Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can measure methanol levels. When placed over an open container, the device uses a sensor that absorbs a vapor or gas sample from the beverage, and... Continue Reading Irish survey finds good compliance for dried herbs and spices By News Desk on Jul 22, 2020 12:01 am A survey in Ireland has found the majority of dried herbs and spices are safe but a small percentage may be contaminated with pathogens. Between August and the end of November 2017, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), Environmental Health Service and Official Food Microbiology Laboratory Group of the Health Service Executive (HSE) investigated... Continue Reading More than 100 sick in Salmonella outbreak of unknown origin By Coral Beach on Jul 21, 2020 08:46 pm More than a month after the first illness onset, federal officials have announced a Salmonella outbreak that has been making people sick since June 19. Of those for whom the information is available a fourth have been admitted to hospitals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the source of the pathogen, which is... Continue Reading