NEWS PLUS + Issue 47 | 23.11.2018

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

1. The new E. coli outbreak is linked to 2017 leafy greens outbreak; as the CDC warn consumers not to eat romaine

22.11.2018. USA. E. coli

In the last 24 hours, it is fair to say that tons of romaine lettuce has been removed from America’s store shelves. Another E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce probably has you wondering where this contaminated product is coming from and how is it related to past outbreaks.

Source 1: Food Safety News

Source 2: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

2. Nearly 1,500 sick from Salmonella in eggs from Poland

20.11.2018. Poland. Salmonella

Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella linked to Polish eggs in an outbreak that has lasted more than six years and affected 18 countries.

Source: Food Safety News

3. FSA: England less capable to deal with food standards issues

23.11.2018. UK. Regulation

A survey conducted by the Foods Standards Agency (FSA) found resources in England, were generally lower, with 22% of English LAs having less than one full-time equivalent person dedicated to food standards work.

Source: Food Manufacture

4. China finds ASF in southwest province, wild boar

19.11.2018. Global. African Swine Fever

China’s agricultural ministry confirmed it found the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar and the first outbreak in the southwest province of Sichuan, the country’s leading pig herd region, Reuters reported.

Source: Meating Place

5. Botulism strikes 4 infants; FDA warns parents against using honey on pacifiers

17.11.2018. USA. Clostridium Botulinum

Health officials say four infants in Texas have developed botulism poisoning after consuming honey. The children, all less than a year old, had all been given pacifiers containing honey before they became sick.

Source: Food Safety News

6. Wild mushrooms poisonings in France prompt warning

22.11.2018. Global. Food Poisoning 

Almost 250 cases of poisonings due to wild mushroom consumption have been reported in France in the past few weeks.

Source: Food Safety News

7. Bovine TB confirmed in Canadian herd

22.11.2018. Canada. Bovine Tuberculosis

An investigation into a case of Bovine Tuberculosis (Bovine TB) in British Columbia, Canada has been launched by the authorities.

Source: Food Safety News