NEWS PLUS + Issue 45 | 09.11.2018

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

1.  CDC: Outbreak traced to raw turkey turns deadly; 35 states now report cases

09.11.2018. US. Salmonella

Federal officials are reporting an 82 percent increase in the number of confirmed Salmonella infections in a nationwide outbreak traced to raw turkey. The CDC also confirmed the first outbreak-related death today.

Source: Food Safety News 

2.  E. coli sickens 26 in Denmark; no cases in other countries as yet

06.11.2018. Denmark. E. coli

Danish officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has 26 cases with three out of four being children.

Source: Food Safety News

3.  FDA puts its mandatory recall cards on the table — face up

06.11.2018. US. Regulatory

Almost eight years after gaining statutory power to mandate food recalls, the FDA is officially publishing information to help industry understand when the agency will use its authority.

Source: Food Safety News

4. More confirmed ill in outbreak linked to fresh cucumbers; no recall yet

05.11.2018. Canada. Salmonella

As the patient count continues to increase, investigators in Canada are looking look for clues in an ongoing Salmonella Infantis outbreak health officials say is linked to long English cucumbers.

Source: Food Safety News

5.  Food industry responds to calls for ‘meat tax’

08.11.2018. UK. Nutrition

The food industry has aired its views following the circulation of a study from the University of Oxford in which scientists are calling on the Government for a ‘meat tax’.

Source: Food Management Today

6.  New ASF cases reverberate in China and with U.S. meat industry

05.11.2018. China. African Swine Fever

China officials confirmed a new case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in southern Hunan province, following reports of two new cases over the weekend in the nearby Chongqing municipality, a media report said.

Source: Meating Place

7.  Food Businesses Still Not Doing Enough to Provide Written Allergen Information to Consumers

01.10.2018. Ireland. Allergens

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has stated that whilst there is some evidence of increased awareness and compliance by food service businesses to provide accurate written information on 14 specified allergens in non-prepacked food for their customers, more needs to be done to ensure consumer health is protected.

Source: FSAI

8.  How local Global Burden of Disease data can help shift the focus for the NHS

25.10.2018. UK. Public Health

Most of us want to live in good health for as long as possible; but while people are generally living longer, outcomes still vary hugely across the country as disturbing inequalities persist.

Source: Public Health