NEWS PLUS | Issue 48
November 27, 2020
As leaders in food safety, we provide a weekly global update brought to you by our Food Plus+ team delivering an enhanced food safety & quality system to protect your brand.
1. EFSA: avian influenza spreading rapidly through wild birds in Europe
24.11.2020. Global. Avian Influenza
The risk of avian influenza moving into previously unaffected European countries is high, according to a publication today by EFSA which shows that the virus is spreading rapidly across the continent. The virus has also caused more flocks to be culled in Japan.
Sources: EFSA & MeatingPlace
2. Beef and pork sold in UK contain low levels of antimicrobial resistant bacteria E. coli
27.11.2020. UK. Antimicrobial Resistance
A study carried out between January and December 2019 by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows levels of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli in fresh beef and pork remain low.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Almost 40 people now sick in mysterious O157 outbreak
24.10.2020. USA. E. coli
39 people are sick in one of three mystery E. coli O157:H7outbreaks currently under investigation by federal agencies, with leafy greens under particular scrutiny. The outbreak span 18 states.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Norway surveillance finds E. coli in raw milk products
25.11.2020. Norway. E. coli/Raw Milk
A survey by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) finds unpasteurised products have a lower microbiological quality than pasteurised, with some “challenges” with pathogens in raw milk products from the EU and Norway, including the presence of STEC in some samples.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Canadian study looks at data from the first documented E. coli flour outbreak
24.11.2020. Canada. E. coli
The first outbreak linked to flour in Canada in 2016 has been described by researchers.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Recall roundup: E. coli, Listeria and undeclared allergens
25.11.2020. Global. Recall
Global recall roundup of products recalled.
Source: New Food Magazine
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