NEWS PLUS + Issue 38 | 21.09.2018

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

1. Detected Salmonella outbreaks double in Denmark

18.09.2018. Denmark. Salmonella

There were double the amount of Salmonella outbreaks detected in Denmark last year compared to 2016, according to the 2017 annual report on zoonoses.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Canada cautions consumers on Salmonella in raw chicken

17.09.2018. Canada. Salmonella

Canadian health officials are urging consumers in that country to properly handle and cook raw chicken products to prevent Salmonella sicknesses while industry works to reduce the pathogen's prevalence. 

Source: Meating Place

3. African Swine Fever shifts global protein picture

19.09.2018. Global. African Swine Fever 

The spread of African Swine Fever in China - and more recently to Belgium - has substantially altered the outlook for the pork industry around the world. Prospects for improved export demand have grown following recent events, while the potential for the disease to spread globally has grown exponentially. 

Source: Meating Place

4. New data shows drop in bovine TB as further measures to fight disease unveiled

13.09.2018. UK. Tuberculosis

Fall in new confirmed TB cases in Gloucestershire and Somerset demonstrates progress in delivering 25-year TB Strategy

Source: Government News Update

5. Experts say consumers must demand improved food safety in Africa

21.09.2018. Africa. Food Safety

Consumer expectations and demands have a role to play in improving food safety in Africa, according to speakers at an event in Brussels this week.

Source : Food Safety News 

6. Arizona growers hope new leafy greens protocols will help prevent outbreaks

20.09.2018. US. E.Coli

For months romaine growers, consumer advocates, researchers and government agencies have been scrutinizing factors that contributed to this year’s deadly E. coli outbreak. As of this week — about 10 days into planting for their next harvest — most growers in the implicated region are operating under new food safety requirements.

Source: Food Safety News

7. BPA rules in European Union now in force

16.09.2018. Europe. Bisphenol A

New rules that tighten restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials in the European Union have entered into force this month.

Source: Food Safety News