NEWS PLUS | Issue 13
April 2, 2021
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1. Bleak forecast for Europe and the UK as new AI outbreaks emerge
30.03.2021. Europe/UK. Avian Influenza
The Chief Veterinary Officers from England, Scotland and Wales announced that compulsory housing measures for poultry and captive birds are set to be lifted at the end of this month.
Source: Meatingplace & The Grocer
2. People sickened in 8 states, and birds dying from the same strain of Salmonella
01.04.2021. USA. Salmonella
The multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections in people is linked to an outbreak among songbirds that has been killing birds in recent months.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Recall underway in Slovakia as frozen spinach linked to almost 100 illnesses
31.03.2021. Slovakia. Foodborne Outbreak
According to figures in the media, as many as 100 people are ill where deep frozen spinach puree has been linked to foodborne outbreak in Slovakia.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Use of illegal ASF vaccines likely to boost pork imports
30.03.2021. China. African Swine Fever
"Reuters reports that use of illegal vaccines by some Chinese hog producers last year had the opposite effect and ended up killing pigs, reducing output. China has been trying to rebuild its massive hog herd since the deadly African swine fever virus ravaged the country’s farms during 2018 and 2019."
Source: Reuters
5. What’s in a sandwich?
21.03.2021. Global. Food Fraud
Tim Lumb of ALS Laboratories writes on food fraud concerns through Brexit and the importance of knowing where your ingredients come from.
Source: Joo Mag
6. A quarter of meat substitutes "do not contain enough protein to be considered a source of protein"
31.03.2021. Ireland. Nutrition
Research carried out by Safefood on the nutritional content of over 350 processed, vegetarian meat-substitute products shows they are not a source of protein.
Source: Food Navigator
7. Animals still the WHO’s most likely source of SARS-CoV-2
01.04.2021. Global. Coronavirus
While transmission through the food chain is ‘possible’, the WHO mission to China reports that indirect or direct transmission from an animal host is the most likely original source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Botulism warning in Canada linked to walrus meat
30.03.2021. Canada. Botulism
More than 27 people in Inukjuak may have been exposed to botulism after consuming contaminated walrus meat served at two recent feasts in the community.
Source: Nunatsiaq News
9. E. coli outbreak in Ireland sickens children
01.04.2021. Ireland. E. coli
Irish public health officials investigating the source of an E. coli 026 outbreak affecting a region including Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary.
Source: Food Safety News
10. Australian recalls in 2020 above 100
02.04.2021. Australia. Recall
According to data published by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the number of food recalls in 2020 were 109; compared to 97 in 2019 and 100 in 2018.
Source: Food Safety News
11. Recall roundup: Foreign objects, Salmonella, undeclared allergens
31.03.2021. Global. Recall
Global recall roundup of products recalled.
Source: New Food Magazine
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