Issue 35 | 2018 NEWS PLUS +
NEWS PLUS + Issue 35 | 31.08.2018A global update on food safety brought to you by FOOD PLUS + an enhanced approach to food safety and quality. 1. Salmonella outbreak in France linked to raw milk goat cheese28.08.2018. France .SalmonellaMore than 20 people are sick in France as part of a Salmonella outbreak suspected to be caused by raw milk goat cheese. The implicated cheese was also distributed to Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom.. Source: Food Safety News2. Salmonella outbreak leads to one death30.08.2018. U.S. Salmonella One person from New York has died in the Salmonella outbreak linked to Empire Kosher brand chicken that has infected a total of 17 people across four states. Source: Meating Place 3. Swine fever warning in Asia, as China takes more steps to battle ASF spread29.08.2018. China . African Swine FeverThe United Nation's Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) has warned that the rapid onset of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China could spread to other Asian countries. Source 1: Global Meat News Source 2: Meating Place 4. Debate about who can call ‘it’ meat moves to the federal court system31.08.2018 . U.S. Labelling Commercial speech is not easily restricted. Earlier this summer, some state restrictions on speech by companies in the alcohol business were struck down by a federal court. Source: Food Safety News 5. USDA confirms atypical BSE in Florida beef cow29.08.2018. U.S. BSEA six-year-old mixed-breed beef cow in Florida has tested positive for atypical H-type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, USDA said. Source: Meating Place 6. Researchers suggest warning labels after another raw meat outbreak25.08.2018. Netherlands. SalmonellaRepeated incidents of raw meat products as a source of infection shows the importance of risk awareness when handling or consuming such items, according to Dutch researchers investigating a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 46 people in 2015. Source: Food Safety News 7. Scottish STEC cases decline but rates still high27.08.2018. Scotland. E.ColiThe number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases in Scotland decreased slightly in 2017 but remains high compared to other UK countries, according to Health Protection Scotland. Source: Food Safety News 8. Expert calls for ‘One Health’ approach as E.coli cases in Ireland continue to rise30.08.2018. Ireland. E.ColiIreland is in the midst of one of its largest E. coli O157 outbreaks ever, with hundreds having been infected, according to a food safety expert. Source: Food Safety News 9. E-coli infection in humans linked to poultry31.08.2018. U.S. E.ColiResearch published this week has found that a strain of Escherichia coli (E.Coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products could be causing a wide range of infections in humans. Source: Poultry World |