NEWS PLUS+ Issue 41 | 18.10.2019
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1. African swine fever forces up Europe’s pork prices
15.10.2019. Global. African Swine Fever
The Financial Times reports this week that European pig prices have hit a six-year high as demand from China pushes up wholesale prices at a time where European farmers are weary of boosting output due to spread of the virus. Pork prices in Europe have jumped 35% since the start of the year, and this increase has implications for Europe’s largest pork consumers: Spain, Germany and Holland. It had historically been largely confined to wild boar but has been spreading to farmed pigs in recent months. Pork exports to China normally peak at the end of the year but there is a possibility that demand will continue rising this year with Justin Sherrard of Rabobank claiming the end of the year will be the biggest test for European prices.
Source: Financial Times
2. Wilke-Wurst and Authorities leave customers in the dark
18.10.2019. Germany. Listeria
Bild reports that the Wilke-Wurst recall related to an ongoing listeriosis outbreak is still not complete, and questions are being asked of the authorities over the time taken to report the outbreak.
Source: Bild
3. Food crime reports at six-year high
14.10.2019. UK. Food Fraud
Reports of food crime in the UK have returned to levels last seen around the 2013 horse meat scandal.
Source 1: Supply Management
Source 2: Food Manufacture
4. So-called plastic rice could have been the real deal, but stored for a decade
15.10.2019. Global. Food Fraud/Brexit
Reports about “plastic rice” are likely incorrect according to a food fraud expert who says it could have been actual rice that had been poorly stored for up to a decade. Professor Chris Elliott also warns that with Brexit, it is not a question of if it will cause food fraud problems but how big they will be.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Source as yet unknown in England’s E. coli O157 outbreak
15.10.2019. UK. E. coli
Public Health England is investigating an E. coli O157 outbreak with people sick across the country.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Report says 95 percent of tested baby foods contain toxic heavy metals
17.10.2019. USA. Heavy Metals
Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers found 95 percent contained lead, 73 percent contained arsenic, 75 percent contained cadmium and 32 percent contained mercury.
Source: New Food Magazine
7. Researchers find new form of Listeria monocytogenes in China
17.10.2019. China. Listeria
Researchers have detected a highly virulent new form of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Danish levels of antimicrobial resistance in animals and meat stable
13.10.2019. Denmark. Antimicrobial Resistance
A report giving an overview of antimicrobial use and resistance in Denmark has been published by Statens Serum Institute and the National Food Institute.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Norovirus top cause of outbreaks in Denmark
16.10.2019. Denmark. Outbreaks
More than 60 foodborne outbreaks with 1,600 patients were reported in Denmark this past year, according to recently released data.
Source: Food Safety News
10. Raw meat-based BARF diets spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria
18.10.2019. Global. Antibiotic Resistance
Amid the evolution of troublesome antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists have discovered that today’s pet owners may unwittingly be party to the problem through their choice of pet food.
Source: New Food Magazine
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