NEWS PLUS + Issue 46 | 16.11.2018

A global update on food safety brought to you by FOOD PLUS + an enhanced approach to food safety and quality. 

1.  Jennie-O Turkey appears to be a link in Salmonella Outbreak

15.11.2018. USA. Salmonella

As of November 5, 2018, 164 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading have been reported from 35 states.

Source: Marler Blog

2.  Levels of AMR E. coli in UK retail meat remain low

13.11.2018. UK. E. coli

Year 3 of the survey was carried out between January and December 2017 during which 314 beef and 310 pork samples were purchased from retail premises in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and tested for specific types of AMR E. coli.

Source: Food Standards Agency

3. African Swine Fever found in Chinese animal feed

13.11.2018. China. African Swine Fever

Chinese animal feed provider Tangrenshen Group has reported that African Swine Fever has been detected in one of its units. 

Source: Global Meat News

4. Consumers do read the label, study on chicken handling finds

13.11.2018. Netherlands. Labelling

A Dutch survey of 1,235 consumers found that a majority have read a warning label containing safe food handling instructions that has been required on retail packages of raw poultry in the Netherlands since 2001.

Source: Meating Place

5. New report details sources of foodborne illnesses

12.11.2018. USA. Foodborne Illness

The most common sources of foodborne pathogens causing illness are widely varied and, for most pathogens, not meat, according to a new report from the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC).

Source: Meating Place

6. Spain to officially adopt NutriScore

13.10.2018. Spain. Labelling

The Spanish government's Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Security and Nutrition announced yesterday (12 November) a raft of measures aimed at tackling obesity, including the use of NutriScore. 

Source: Food Navigator

7. Hepatitis A cases increase in Hong Kong; source unknown

15.10.2018. China. Hepatitus A

Officials in Hong Kong have issued a warning because of a rise in Hepatitis A cases since October.

Source: Food Safety News