NEWS PLUS | Issue 35
August 28, 2020
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1. Salmonella outbreak linked to peaches has now spread to Canada
25.08.2020. Canada/USA. Salmonella
It has been reported in Canada, that there are dozens of patients in a Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh peaches; In the US, 68 people across 9 states sickened and recalls now underway in both countries.
Source: Food Safety News
2. E. coli infections in Switzerland continue to rise
27.08.2020. Switzerland. E. coli
According to Switzerland's surveillance report on zoonoses and outbreaks of food poisoning, E. coli infections continued to rise in 2019.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Rise in E. coli 0157 infections being investigated by Public Health England
23.08.2020. UK. E. coli 0157
A spike in reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections this month is being investigated by Public Health England; potential sources are not yet clear.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Three outbreaks under investigation in Denmark
26.08.2020. Denmark. Outbreak
Three outbreaks being investigated in Denmark that have sickened almost 50 people; one cause by Hepatitis A and two due to rare strains of Salmonella.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Brazil nuts contaminated with Salmonella sent to numerous countries, including to U.S.
27.08.2020. Global. Salmonella
Over 30 countries are listed as having received Brazil nuts contaminated with Salmonella from Bolivia. The Salmonella Anatum alert was raised by the United Kingdom in August, according to a notification on the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
Source: Food Safety News
6. ECDC refutes claim that animal farming is 'single most risky human behaviour'
21.08.2020. Global. Public Health
A recent report by ProVeg International has made the claim in relation to pandemics, but the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is not convinced.
Source: Food Navigator
7. Suspected PRRS outbreak in Thailand
27.08.2020. Thailand. PRRS
An official investigation has been ordered by the Department of Livestock Development, following a series of pig deaths in Mae Hong Son and Tak provinces in Thailand.
Source: The Pig Site
8. Recalls due to Salmonella, choking hazard and undeclared milk
24.08.2020. Global. Recall
Roundup of recalled issued in North America and the UK.
Source: New Food Magazine
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