NEWS PLUS | Issue 3
January 22, 2021
As leaders in food safety, we provide a weekly global update brought to you by our Food Plus team delivering an enhanced food safety & quality system to protect your brand.
1. ASF continues to spread globally; but positive news coming from China
20.01.2021. Global. African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever (ASF) is continuing to spread in Europe, Asia, Philippines, and Africa, with thirty more ASF cases identified in Germany and a major outbreak reported in Tanzania. Meanwhile, China has reported an unexpected recovery in its pork output following the hog industry being decimated in 2019.
Sources: MeatingPlace & The Pig Site
2. Cases in France soar, as Japan sets culling record
18.01.2021. Global. Avian Influenza
France and Japan reach new milestones in the scale of outbreaks as a result of the spread of avian influenza.
Source: MeatingPlace
3. Meat supplier linked to Listeria contamination
22.01.2021. New Zealand. Listeria
Officials in New Zealand have traced the course of numerous Listeria infections to a meat supplier.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Decade of food poisoning data published by Sweden
20.01.2021. Sweden. Foodborne Illness
During a 10-year period in Sweden, a high number of Camplyobacter and Salmonella infections have been linked to foods of non-animal origin.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Deadly botulism paralysis may be reversed by novel treatment
19.01.2021. USA. Botulism
A Boston children’s hospital has proposed a novel treatment for botulism that has the potential to reverse its deadly paralysis. Botulism is a rare poisoning caused by toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum, but it can be fatal and requires immediate emergency medical care.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Food Standards Agency confirms fall in sampling numbers
19.01.2021. UK. Regulation
Official food sampling has decreased in the UK in recent years because of budget and resource pressures, with some local authorities do little or none of it, according to FSA research.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Recall Roundup: Listeria, undeclared allergens, warning for apple stalks
21.01.2021. Global. Recall
Global recall roundup of products recalled
Source: New Food Magazine
8. Food poisoning top concern in Japan
20.01.2021. Japan. Food Safety
Food poisoning remains the top food safety concern for people in Japan since 2008.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Action called for to tackle Campylobacter problem
19.01.2021. New Zealand. Campylobacter
According to researchers, additional regulatory action is needed in New Zealand to control Campylobacter.
Source: Food Safety News
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