NEWS PLUS | Issue 2
January 15, 2021
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. Bird flu continues to be a threat: Germany to cull 37,000
14.01.2021. Germany. Avian Influenza
Bird flu found on a farm in in Kobrow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, east Germany, Reuters reports.
Source: MeatingPlace
2. Salmonella outbreak in Venezuela with almost 500 sick
13.01.2021. Venezuela. Salmonella
Four hundred and eighty people have been reported as testing positive for Salmonella by the The Anzoatiguense Institute of Health (Saludanz). Most of these are from the El Carmen and San Cristóbal area of the Simón Bolívar municipality.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Impact of COVID-19 measures on foodborne infections assessed by researchers
13.01.2021. Australia. Coronavirus
Following public health measures being introduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a decline in diseases including foodborne infections, according to preliminary analysis by researchers in Australia.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Foodborne parasites "often neglected" highlighted by FAO
11.01.2021. USA. Foodborne Parasites
A document highlighting way to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by crustaceans, freshwater fish and pork has been published by officials.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Growing threat from toxins created by microalgae in Europe
10.01.2021. Europe. Ciguatera
A five year long project has concluded assessing the risk of ciguatera poisoning in Europe.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Recall Roundup: Foreign objects, undeclared allergen report and more
14.01.2021. Global. Recall
Global recall roundup of products recalled.
Source: New Food Magazine
7. Mealworms safe for human consumption says EFSA
14.01.2021. Europe. Food Safety
Following its first scientific opinion on an insect-derived food, The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that mealworms are safe for human consumption.
Source: Food Navigator
8. New front-of-pack label lands in France
12.01.2021. France. Labelling
Zoning in on increased awareness around the impact of food on human and planetary health, a new front-of-pack label in France is measuring the environmental impact of food.
Source: Food Navigator
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