NEWS PLUS | Issue 8
February 21, 2020
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1. Lost in the headlines: HPAI has resurfaced in China
17.02.2020. China. Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza strains H5N6 and H5N1 have broken out in mainland China this month, a development that has been largely overlooked amidst the Covid-19 novel coronavirus and African Swine Fever headlines.
Source: Meating Place
2. Nearly 140,000 birds culled in Czech Republic from HPAI: Reuters
18.02.2020. Czech Republic. Avian Influenza
A second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) so far this year has prompted officials in Czechoslovakia to cull nearly 140,000 turkeys and chickens, according to media reports.
Source: Meating Place
3. BRC report calls for solutions to UK food retail imports from the EU
18.02.2020. UK. Brexit
Without agreed and well-planned solutions, the report has warned that UK consumers will face higher costs and reduced availability of goods.
Source: New Food Magazine
4. Coronavirus may hurt China’s chicken, egg supplies: report
18.02.2020. China. Coronavirus
Chinese officials are predicting that the coronavirus outbreak could affect the availability of poultry and egg products in the second and third quarter of 2020, according to media reports.
Source: Meating Place
5. Likely impact of an ASF outbreak in Germany on EU pig prices
20.02.2020. Global. African Swine Fever
An analyst report outlines how the spread of ASF into Germany may have less severe consequences for EU pig prices than it would have 18 months ago.
Source: Feed Navigator
6. Source of E. coli increase in EU being investigated
21.02.2020. Europe. E. coli
Between 2017 and 2019, the National Reference Centre for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and German health officials detected an increase in oxacillinase-244 (OXA-244)-producing E. coli.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Recall roundup: yoghurt, pudding, lasagne, noodles and chocolate
19.02.2020. Global. Recall
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
Source: New Food Magazine
8. FSA publishes latest levels of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in chicken
20.02.2020. UK. Antimicrobial Resistance
The two annual surveys tested fresh chicken on sale in the UK, with one looking at certain types of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) E. coli, and the other at AMR campylobacter. The results are from Year Four of the surveys (2017 to 2018).
Source 1: New Food Magazine
Source 2: Food Standards Agency
9. Campylobacter cases in Denmark on the rise
18.02.2020. Denmark. Campylobacter
A new report has highlighted a rise in incidents of camplyobacter in Denmark during 2019.
Source: Global Meat News
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