Food Safety News Wed 9/9/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Beyond Meat inks agreement with food safety challenged China to produce its plant-based proteins By Dan Flynn on Sep 09, 2020 12:08 am In the past decade, Beyond Meat’s plant-based protein offerings have become ubiquitous in the marketplace. It’s gone far with its claim that its meat substitute is “the future of food.” Now, however, Los Angeles-based Beyond Meat has to persuade finicky American consumers that the future includes a detour through the People’s Republic of... Continue Reading Transparency is (redacted) By Jonan Pilet on Sep 09, 2020 12:05 am Opinion Every week I pour over the warning letters the Food and Drug Administration has sent to food firms. These letters are sent to food companies in the U.S. and companies importing into the U.S. They list violations based on findings from FDA inspections. The recipients are given 15 days to respond to the letters... Continue Reading Record number of outbreak alerts on EU platform By Joe Whitworth on Sep 09, 2020 12:04 am A European system used by countries to report outbreaks saw a record number of alerts in 2019. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosts the Epidemic Intelligence Information System for food- and waterborne diseases (EPIS-FWD) platform. The network is a restricted web-based platform for experts to help with early detection and coordination of response to multi-country outbreaks... Continue Reading Lithuanian officials seize poultry meat due to Salmonella By News Desk on Sep 09, 2020 12:02 am Lithuanian authorities have seized more than 40 tons of imported poultry meat due to potential Salmonella contamination in the space of three months. From June to August of this year, the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) banned the placing on the market of 10 batches of poultry meat imported to Lithuania from Poland, Hungary,... Continue Reading