NEWS PLUS | Issue 29
July 17, 2020
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. Global survey finds food safety is a primary driver of purchasing habits
13.07.2020. Global. Consumer Attitudes
The survey by DNV GL canvassed 4,500 people about food purchasing habits, with overhalf interested in more information on food safety and health.
Source: Food Safety News
2. UK retailers vow never to sell chlorinated US poultry, hormone-treated US beef
13.07.2020. UK. Food Safety
Some of the largest retailers in the UK have said they will never sell chlorinated US poultry, or beef from cattle raised with hormones; potentially barrier in post-Brexit trade negotiations between the two countries.
Source: MeatingPlace
3. Cross contamination and temperature abuse deemed factors in Salmonella sandwich outbreak
16.07.2020. Hong Kong. Outbreak
Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong this year, which resulted in 236 ilnesses and over 50 people hospitalised.
Source: Food Safety News
4. EU asks Member States to investigate alleged illegal trade in bivalve molluscs
14.07.2020. Europe. Food Fraud
The Commission has said it is aware of irregularities in the movement of bivalve molluscs, after an investigation last year into the trafficking of clams linked them to the food poisoning of at least 27 people in Spain who had consumed some suspected of having been collected in non-authorized harvested areas in Portugal.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Estimated 180 deaths a year due to foodborne illness
15.07.2020. UK. Foodborne Illness
It has been estimated by researchers that there are 180 deaths and 2.4million cases relating to foodborne illness in the UK every year.
Source: Food Safety News
6. Botulism outbreak in New Zealand linked to canned snails
14.07.2020. New Zealand. Botulism
Barf Blog reports on how home canned sea snails in New Zealand led to an outbreak of botulism among 4 people in the same house back in May.
Source: Barf Blog
7. Two brothers are infected with bubonic plague after eating marmot meat
12.07.2020. Mongolia. Yersinia Pestis
The men, from Mongolia, are said to have contracted the deadly disease – in a country where consuming the innards of the animals is traditionally believed to be good for your health.
Source: Barf Blog
8. Recall roundup: Campylobacter in milk, Salmonella contaminated pet food, plus more
15.07.2020. Global. Recall
Products recalled due to issues ranging from contamination to labelling errors.
Source: New Food Magazine
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