NEWS PLUS+ Issue 27 | 12.07.2019
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1. ASF damage could last 10 years even as disease spread slows: reports
08.07.2019. Global. African Swine Fever
It has been predicted that the fallout from African Swine Fever (ASF) in China could stretch into the next decade even as Chinese officials contend that pork production is recovering. Elsewhere, warnings have been reiterated in Northern Ireland following the seizure of pork containing DNA fragments of the disease, and Belgium has had its first official week without ASF in wild boar.
Source 1: Meating Place
Source 2: Global Meat News
Source 3: Pig Process
2. Journal for Food Protection looks at 17 years of data on Salmonella outbreaks
10.07.2019. USA. Salmonella
In eight multistate outbreaks involving a range of three to 41 states since the first of the year, Salmonella has sickened 527 people. One out of every four of those people have been so sick they had to be admitted to a hospital. Luckily, Salmonella outbreaks this year have yet to take a life.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Shawn Stevens explains why food companies should use subtyping
08.07.2019. Global. Food Safety
Increasingly, food companies are performing environmental testing to detect harmful pathogens. And, the more that companies test for pathogens, as the old adage goes, the more pathogens these companies will find.
Source: Meatingplace
4. Food Drink Europe launch infographics
03.07.2019. Europe. Awareness
Food Drink Europe have launched a series of infographics to demystify how everyday foods are produced – ham and coffee are among the first.
Sources: Twitter
5. Death spurs plant warning in France; similar circumstance in Hong Kong
11.07.2019. France/China. Toxins
French authorities have warned the public about the risks of confusing toxic and edible plants after the death of a man last month.
Source 1: Food Safety News
6. More Brits could still die from human form of mad cow disease
05.07.2019. UK. BSE
More Brits could be affected by mad cow disease as experts warn many could be infected without knowing. A second wave of deaths related to eating beef contaminated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) – or mad cow disease – could sweep the UK.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Outbreak after Limerick camogie clash caused by winter vomiting bug
11.07.2019. Ireland. Water contamination
THE HSE has confirmed that the gastro-enteritis outbreak at a Limerick camogie match was caused by the winter vomiting bug, after traces of E.coli were found in the water supply.
Source: Limerick Leader
8. Foodborne infection increases in the Netherlands
09.07.2019. Netherlands. Foodborne Infection
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) found a rise in norovirus, Cryptosporidium spp. and rotavirus. The total number of patients from 14 food-related pathogens went from 1.49 million in 2017 to 1.63 million in 2018.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Walmart, Wonder, 7-Eleven, other brands of buns recalled for plastic bits
10.07.2019. USA. Recall
Several well known national brands of hamburger and hot dog buns, as well as lesser-known regional brands, are under recall by Flowers Foods Inc. because pieces of hard plastic present a choking hazard.
Source: Food Safety News
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