NEWS PLUS + Issue 44 | 02.11.2018

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

1. Canada confirms more infections in outbreaks linked to frozen chicken

02.11.2018. Canada. Salmonella

Federal officials have updated the combined patient count in a string of 14 nationwide Salmonella outbreaks in Canada. Public health agencies report close to 500 people have been confirmed infected. Raw chicken, especially frozen breaded products, are implicated.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Advice on cooking raw meat following rise in Salmonella Typhimurium

19.10.2018. UK. Salmonella

This comes as we investigate a rise in cases of a particular strain of Salmonella Typhimurium which have been linked to lamb and mutton.

Source: Food Standards Agency

3. FDA launches new produce guidance and wants to talk about it

25.10.2018. USA. Food Safety

It’s the 152 pages of non-binding draft guidance titled "Standards for the Growing, Harveseting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Guidance for Industry," which is paired with the 71-page "Guide to Minimize Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Produce".

Source: Food Safety News

4. Plastic ban, funding plan & antimicrobial use in animals: A round-up of EU news and views

26.10.2018. Europe. Regulatory

From banning single-use plastics to tightening up antimicrobial use in food-producing animals, we round up some of the biggest news from Brussels over the past two weeks. 

Source: Food Navigator

5. Study identifies rate of outbreaks linked to produce in Brazil

30.10.2018. Brazil. Foodborne Outbreaks

Almost 3,000 people fell ill and nearly 350 were hospitalized in 30 produce-related outbreaks over a six-year period in Brazil, according to researchers.

Source: Food Safety News

6. EU labs take part in Salmonella typing assessment; almost half use WGS

31.10.2018. Europe. WGS

The first molecular-typing based cluster analyses at the European level has shown “very high performance,” according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Source: Food Safety News 

7. Food safety events double for INFOSAN in 3Q

29.10.2018. Global. Food Safety

The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Source: Food Safety News