NEWS PLUS | Issue 47
November 20, 2020
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1. AI epidemic worsens in Kazakhstan and Russia, as Denmark and Germany cull thousands of poultry
17.11.2020. Global. Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza continues to force culling across multiple countries; millions of birds have been culled in Russia and Kazakhstan following multiple outbreaks in the past weeks, as well as tens of thousands of birds at poultry farms in Germany and Denmark.
Sources: Poultry World & Meatingplace
2. Bakery in Germany investigated in Hepatitis A outbreak
18.11.2020. Germany. Hepatitus A
There have been 23 infections of hepatitis A in the community of Dummerstorf in the Rostock district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Brucella risk from unpasteurized, raw milk warns researchers
18.10.2020. China. Raw Milk
Scientists in China have warned about the risk of Brucella outbreaks linked to raw milk. This comes after the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported hundreds of infections from Brucella melitensis after people consumed raw milk.
Source: Food Safety News
4. UK consumers prepared to pay to avoid chlorinated chicken and hormones in beef
17.11.2020. UK. Food Safety
UK consumers are willing to pay more in order to avoid food being made using production methods common in the United States but banned in Europe.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Recall Roundup: E. coli, memory reducing oil, undeclared allergens
19.11.2020. Global. Recall
Global recall roundup of products recalled.
Source: New Food Magazine
6. Over 450 outbreaks in Lithuania in 2019
15.11.2020. Lithuania. Outbreaks
According to the Center for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC), over 450 outbreaks were recorded in Lithuania in the last year, with 1,204 people affected and 805 hospitalisations.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Australia gauge public practices in food safety week
17.11.2020. Australia. Food Safety
According to Research by the Food Safety Information Council (FSIC), Australians between the ages of 18 and 34 have poorer knowledge of food safety than than those over 50.
Source: Food Safety News
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