Issue 12 | 2019
NEWS PLUS + Issue 12 | 22.03.2019
A global update on food safety brought to you by FOOD PLUS + an enhanced approach to food safety and quality.
1. Snack mix recall expanded as patient count increases in Salmonella outbreak
20.03.2019. Norway. Salmonella
More cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in Norway with a link to imported dried fruit and coconut. Salmonella Agbeni has been detected in several samples of the snack mixes.
Source: Food Safety News
2. USDA adds more programs to keep ASF away from U.S. shores
20.03.2019. USA. African Swine Fever
To help people learn more about this disease, as well as the steps that can be taken to help protect U.S. pigs, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated its web content with additional information and links to partners’ resources.
Source 1: Meating Place
Source 2: Feed Navigator
3. Retailers recall cold-smoked fish described as ‘exact’ cause of outbreak
16.03.2019. Denmark . Listeria
Danish officials have solved a Listeria outbreak that had been ongoing for three years.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Increased WGS use will help outbreak investigations, say researchers
21.03.2019. Europe . WGS
Expanding use of whole genome sequencing pathogen analysis globally will improve trace back investigations during foodborne outbreaks, according to researchers.
Source 1: Food Safety News
Source 2: Eurosurveillance
5. Hong Kong suspends poultry from Denmark region after AI scare
19.03.2019. China / Denmark . Avian Influenza
Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry and products, including poultry eggs, from the Middelfart Municipality of Denmark with immediate effect.
Source: Global Meat News
6. Next steps in regulating cell-based meat products
19.03.2019. USA. Regulating cell-based proteins
The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the framework for how FSIS and FDA will divvy up the duties of regulating the nascent cell-based meat industry in the United States.
Source: Meating Place
7. ‘Natural’ label claim draws the most buyers: survey
21.03.2019. USA. Labelling
The “natural” claim on food labels is more likely than other messages to prompt consumers to buy a product, according to a new survey
Source: Meating Place
8. Australia investigates Salmonella outbreak traced to eggs; Meals on Wheels pulls food because of Listeria risk
22.03.2019 . Australia . Salmonella
Authorities in Australia are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with human illness after eating eggs.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Increased shift to food safety transparency is “microcosm” of future
20.03.2019. Europe . Food Safety
As diversity in the food industry grows, so too do the methods and the understanding needed to build trust and achieve transparency.
Source: Food Safety News
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