NEWS PLUS | Issue 2
January 10, 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. Hundreds ill in France after eating contaminated raw shellfish
09.01.2020. France. Food Poisoning
More than 650 people have fallen ill in France this past month after eating contaminated raw shellfish.
Source: Food Safety News
2. UK could introduce food tariffs for countries with lower safety standards
08.01.2020. UK. Brexit
The Guardian reported that Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers, said that for a country such as the UK to insist on being able to maintain its own high standards on environmental protections would be legal under WTO rules.
Source: New Food Magazine
3. Austrian Listeria infections linked to German meat producer
06.01.2020. Austria. Listeria
Between May 24 and Aug. 8, 2019, six people in Austria contracted an identical Listeria strain identified as Listeria monocytogenes IIa.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Fermanagh: Suspected case of bird disease on poultry farm
08.01.2020. Ireland. Avian Influenza
The authorities are investigating a suspected case of a notifiable bird disease on a poultry farm in County Fermanagh.
Source: BBC
5. Australian Salmonella outbreak grows; bush fires threaten food safety
08.01.2020. Australia. Salmonella
Nearly 90 people are part of a Salmonella outbreak across Australia after eating a particular brand of frozen microwave meals.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Survey finds rise in food safety concern from public in United Kingdom
09.01.2020. UK. Food Safety
Consumers in the United Kingdom are increasingly concerned about food safety, according to a survey recently published.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Salmonella Dublin outbreak ended in 2019; but 3 other active investigations carried over to 2020
06.01.2020. USA. Outbreak
A deadly salmonella outbreak from last year ended before 2019 expired, but three other multi state foodborne illness Investigations involving Listeria and E. coli O157: H7 remain open into 2020.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Recall roundup: pesto, vegetable gyozas and sandwiches
09.01.2020. 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: Feed Navigator
9. Brussels Bulletin: EFSA concern over THC levels in hemp products
10.01.2020. Europe. Food Safety
The European Food Safety Authority has raised concerns that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in hemp products exceed the safety limit.
Source: Food Navigator
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