Food Safety News Wed 8/19/2020

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Food Safety News
Wed 8/19/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Administrative action light against large establishments during ‘COVID-19 Quarter’ By Dan Flynn on Aug 19, 2020 12:05 am Only a handful of large meat and poultry establishments were subjected to administrative action by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service this past quarter when the industry came under pandemic pressures. Food Safety News previously reported production during the April to June quarter kept fairly close to normal at 85.5 percent for livestock and 96.29... Continue Reading PHE axed with England to get new health agency By Joe Whitworth on Aug 19, 2020 12:03 am Public Health England has been scrapped with England to get a new public health authority. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a new agency called the National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) that is focused on controlling infectious disease, pandemics and health protection. PHE circulates laboratory data on pathogens, infections and communicable diseases of public... Continue Reading Fruit and veg most non-compliant category in import checks By News Desk on Aug 19, 2020 12:02 am Imported fruit and vegetables remained the foodstuff with the most non-compliances in the latest round of testing by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). Food safety statistics from January to June showed that 396 of 3,177 consignments of fruits and vegetables failed. A total of 87.5 percent of consignments passed SFA’s standards while all other categories... Continue Reading Hundreds more sick in outbreak traced to Thomson International onions By Coral Beach on Aug 18, 2020 07:22 pm More than 200 patients have been added to the tally in a Salmonella outbreak traced to certain fresh onions. Meanwhile, federal officials are testing water and other possible sources of the contamination. Since the previous update on Aug. 7, an additional 229 ill people have been confirmed, including nine from four new states: Arkansas, Hawaii,... Continue Reading Organic soup recalled after consumer complaints, mistakes at Faribault Foods By News Desk on Aug 18, 2020 06:39 pm Minnesota’s Faribault Foods Inc. has recalled 15,134 pounds of canned soup because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product contains milk and soy, known allergens, as well as beef and pork, which are not declared on the product label. The cans labeled as chicken noodle soup... Continue Reading