NEWS PLUS | Issue 37
September 11, 2020
As leaders in food safety, we provide a weekly global update brought to you by our Food Plus+ team delivering an enhanced food safety & quality system to protect your brand.
1. Experts assert that coronavirus being a food risk is 'highly unlikely'
11.09.2020. Global. Coronavirus
An international group of scientists confirm the view that it is highly unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 is a food risk.
Source: Food Safety News
2. Germany confirms case of African Swine Fever
10.09.2020. Germany. African Swine Fever
Officials in Germany have confirmed the first African Swine Fever (ASF) case in a wild boar in the eastern state of Brandenberg.
Source: Meating Place
3. Highest number of outbreak alerts on EU system
09.09.2020. Europe. Outbreaks
A record number of alerts relating to outbreaks in 2019 seen by countries using the Epidemic Intelligence Information System for food- and waterborne diseases (EPIS-FWD) platform.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Weight-loss diet plan in the UK sparks debate
07.09.2020. UK. Health and Nutrition
A soup and shake weight-loss diet to tackle type 2 diabetes prescribed by the UK National Health Service has stirred a debate over long ingredients lists.
Source: Food Navigator
5. A race to save bananas from extinction
08.09.2020. Global. Sustainability
Diseases and pests are threatening Cavendish bananas with extinction; Wageningen and KeyGene join forces to fight to save the popular fruit.
Source: Food Navigator
6. Listeria rise continues in Sweden; but other pathogens decline
10.09.2020. Sweden. Foodborne Pathogens
In 2019, the number of people infected with E. coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter have decreased in Sweden, but there was an increase for Listeria.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Recall roundup: elevated mould, public health alert and undeclared allergens
07.09.2020. Global. Recall
Roundup of recalled issued in North America and the UK.
Source: New Food Magazine
8. Research into E. coli and Campylobacter on farms and in raw milk
06.09.2020. Finland. Raw Milk
According to a thesis; despite some hygiene measures, E. coli and Campylobacter can persist on dairy farms for months and contaminate unpasteurized, bulk tank milk.
Source: Food Safety News
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