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NEWS PLUS + Issue 01 | 04.01.2019

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

1. Update on Salmonella Reading outbreak in USA / Canada

28.12.2018. USA / Canada . Salmonella

Health officials in Canada and the U.S. are looking into an ongoing and potentially wide-ranging outbreak of salmonella affecting raw turkey and chicken products.

Source: Meating Place

2. China tightens slaughter rules after new ASF outbreak: report

03.01.2019. China . African Swine Fever

China on Wednesday said its slaughterhouses will need to run tests for the African swine fever (ASF) virus on pig products before selling them to the market

Source: Meating Place

3. Norway investigates Listeria infections; Sweden, Denmark report on Campylobacter and Salmonella

28.12.2018. Europe . Pathogens

Norwegian authorities are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected six people.

Source: Food Safety News

4. California outbreak of poultry virus rises to 231 cases

24.12.2018. USA . Newcastle Disease

Virulent Newcastle disease is deadly and highly contagious among birds, but is not a food-safety problem, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dec. 15 news release on the infection of the commercial flock.

Source: Meating Place

5. Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

28.12.2018. USA . WGS

The 21 foodborne illness outbreaks logged on the CDC’s “List of Selected Outbreak Investigations” for 2018 show Salmonella was the pathogen behind the vast majority of multistate events in the past 12 months.

Source: Food Safety News

6. Listeria infections fall in England and Wales; Europe sees increase

03.01.2019. Europe . Listeria

The number of listeriosis cases in 2017 in England and Wales dropped to its lowest level for at least a decade, according to Public Health England (PHE).

Source: Food Safety News

7. Tri-state warning issued after New York resident suffers rare Brucellosis infection

29.12.2018. USA. Brucellosis

A New York resident sickened with Brucellosis by raw milk from Pennsylvania has state agricultural officials warning residents in a three-state region about the threat. Importing unpasteurized, raw milk from state to state is a violation of federal law.

Source: Food Safety News

8. Danish researchers find ground beef, strawberries often behind Campylobacter illnesses

04.01.2019. Denmark . Campylobacter

A Danish study has looked at sources of Campylobacter infection to help improve national prevention guidelines.

Source : Food Safety News

9. Recalls show foodborne threats continue

25.12.2018. Global . Recall

Recalls were made for a variety of reasons and affected a mixture of products and countries in 2018. In this round-up we take a look at two major events with one just over and one just under affecting 100 countries.

Source 1 : Food Safety News

Source 2 : Food Safety News