NEWS PLUS + Issue 49 | 07.12.2018

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

1. Germany investigating almost 60 Listeria cases

06.12.2018. Germany. Listeria

German authorities are investigating almost 60 cases of Listeria in the south and west of the country.

Source: Food Safety News

2. EFSA identifies important foodborne parasites in Europe

06.12.2018. Europe. Foodborne Parasites

Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. have been identified as important foodborne parasites in Europe.

Source: Food Safety News

3. Beef recall expanded; tops 12 million pounds amidst Salmonella outbreak

04.12.2018. USA. Salmonella

For the third time since Oct. 4, JBS Tolleson Inc. is expanding its beef recall, bringing the total to more than 12 million pounds. The beef is associated with a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 250 people since August.

Source: Food Safety News

4. To be or not to be? Battle lines dawn over nutritional labelling in Europe

04.12.2018. Europe. Labelling

Nutritional labelling is an emotive subject in Europe, drawing strong responses from all sides of the debate. As the European Commission prepares to release its report on the topic next year, can - and indeed should - consensus be reached for a single pan-European front-of-pack labelling system?

Source: Food Navigator

5. Iowa State assesses African Swine Fever in China

04.12.2018. China. African Swine Fever

As African Swine Fever has spread through China’s hog operations, the disease that was first seen in smaller operations has spread to larger ones, according to an assessment by Iowa State University.

Source: Meating Place

6. Global egg industry adopts formal position on antimicrobial resistance

28.09.2018. Global. Antimicrobial Resistance

Egg industry leaders have adopted a formal position on antimicrobial resistance at their recent Global Leadership Conference in Kyoto, Japan.

Source: Poultry World

7. The little mushroom that could, with a little help from its gene-snipping friends

03.12.2018. Global. Gene editing technology

White button mushrooms  are in the forefront of what some are hailing as the “latest breakthrough” in crop breeding: gene editing, often referred to as CRISPR.

Source: Food Safety News