NEWS PLUS + Issue 07 | 15.02.2019

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

1. Third firm recalls baby formula from Spanish factory as outbreak continues

14.02.2019. Europe. Salmonella

Laboratorios Ordesa S.A. has recalled rice milk formula made at a Spanish factory suspected to be the source of a Salmonella outbreak. Combined with the first two companies’ recalls, implicated baby formulas could have been sold in at least 18 countries via retailers and online sellers.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Denmark E. coli outbreak declared over; Salmonella investigation continues

15.02.2019. Denmark. Outbreak

Danish officials have ended an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli that affected almost 40 people, which was suspected to be linked to beef salami. They are continuing to look at a Salmonella monophasic Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened almost 50 people.

Source: Food Safety News

3. WGS surpasses FDA as top fear factor for food companies

05.02.2019. USA. WGS

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is a new scientific tool that can give FDA evidence that a food needs to be recalled and, potentially, that a food facility needs to be shut down. In this way, WGS is truly revolutionizing food safety.

Source: Food Safety News

4. New report shows global shift in use of antibiotics in animals

08.02.2019. Global. Antibiotics

Figures released in a new report today by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) show positive global progress on the regulation and monitoring of antimicrobial use in animals. The report aims to build the capacity of all countries to collect critical data on the use of antimicrobials in animals.  

Source: World Organization for Animal Health

5. Raw is risky: Drug-resistant brucellosis linked to raw milk

09.02.2019. USA. Brucellosis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 (RB51) in 19 states, connected to consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.

Source: Barf Blog

6. Irish survey finds ‘risky’ food safety behavior among most consumers

13.02.2019. Ireland. Food Safety

Nearly half of the Irish population does not pay full attention to use-by dates, according to a Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) survey. And, more than six in 10 people in Ireland leave leftovers to cool out of the fridge overnight.

Source: Food Safety News

7. Trump gets his news here: Fox News host says he has not washed his hands in 10 years ‘Germs are not a real thing’

11.02.2019. USA. Food Safety

To the chagrin of his co-hosts, Fox and Friends presenter Pete Hegseth told the show’s audience Sunday morning that he hasn’t washed his hands in a decade.

Source: Barf Blog

8. Food recalls in final quarter of 2018 reveal problems with bacteria, labeling

12.02.2019. USA. Recall

Bacterial contamination was the No. 1 cause of almost all recalls posted by the USDA during the fourth quarter of 2018, while undeclared allergens were the top cause for recalls of food under the FDA’s jurisdiction.

Source: Food Safety News

9. Food fraud fine ‘not fit for purpose’: BEIC

13.02.2019. UK. Food Fraud

Food fraud should be subjected to stronger deterrents after a Dutch trader, convicted of fraudulently selling contaminated eggs as fit for human consumption, was fined €30,000 (£26,260), the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has argued. 

Source: Food Manufacture