NEWS PLUS | Issue 19
May 7, 2020
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1. CDC: U.S. control of major foodborne pathogens stalled
05.05.2020. USA. Foodborne Illness
The rates of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. caused by five of the top eight pathogens increased or stayed the same in 2019 compared with the previous three years, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Source: Meatingplace
2. Researchers find arsenic in rice risk for UK infants
05.05.2020. UK. Heavy Metals
Scientists have found half of rice varieties they tested exceeded maximum arsenic limits for young children in the United Kingdom.
Source: Food Safety News
3. African swine fever confirmed in India for the first time – reports
04.05.2020. India. African Swine Fever
The disease has been detected in two north eastern states, Assam, where it has killed around 2,500 pigs across 306 villages in six districts, and Arunachal Pradesh, according to Indian media reports.
Source: Pig World
4. Perdue and federal judge both play the OSHA card on meat and poultry industries
07.05.2020. USA. Coronavirus
Coronavirus illnesses to date may touch as little as 4 percent of meat and poultry employment, but it been enough to roil the industry over how much protection the plants need to be safe.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Study finds chicken cooking advice ignored by vast majority of consumers
02.05.2020. Europe. Food Safety
Consumer practices for monitoring doneness of cooked chicken are not always safe, according to a recent study.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Large E. coli increase recorded for Europe in 2018
05.05.2020. Europe. E. coli
The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection rate in Europe jumped by 40 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, based on data from ECDC’s annual surveillance report.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Blanching fruit and vegetables not good enough to control Listeria
06.05.2020. Global. Listeria
A multi‐country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes ST6 linked to blanched frozen vegetables (bfV) took place in the EU (2015–2018). Evidence of food‐borne outbreaks shows that L. monocytogenes is the most relevant pathogen associated with bfV.
Source: Barf Blog
8. Recall roundup: RITZ crackers, oatmeal, bread and curry sauce
06.05.2020. Global. Recall
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
Source: New Food Magazine
9. Raw milk cheese still risky – even in France
06.05.2020. France. Raw Milk
Raw milk cheeses are commonly consumed in France and are also a common source of foodborne outbreaks (FBOs). Both a FBO surveillance system and a laboratory-based surveillance system aim to detect Salmonella outbreaks.
Source: Barf Blog
10. EFSA reviews control options for Campylobacter in chickens
03.05.2020. Europe. Campylobacter
Experts have reviewed on-farm control options for Campylobacter in chickens raised for meat production and assessed advantages and disadvantages of each measure.
Source: Food Safety News
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