NEWS PLUS | Issue 3
January 17, 2020
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1. Game (of chicken) over? UK says no to US poultry, beef ahead of trade talks
16.01.2020. USA. E. coli
Federal officials connected some of the dots in their investigation of an E. coli outbreak yesterday when they declared the outbreak over. It was one of three concurrent outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in late 2019.
Source: Food Safety News
2. More Pesto products recalled over undeclared peanut
12.01.2020. UK. Recall
10 different types of pesto have been pulled from shelves just weeks after a separate mass recall was launched.
Source: The Sun
3. Romania confirms H5N8 AI
15.01.2020. Romania. Avian Influenza
Romania has become the latest country to record an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza.
Source: Poultry World
4. 'Offal is unbeatable': UK doctors push health and environmental benefits of organ meats
13.01.2020. UK. Nutrition
In response to the Veganuary phenomenon, doctors in the UK are encouraging consumers to eat organ meats such as kidneys, liver and offal to help their health and the environment.
Source: Food Navigator
5. Game (of chicken) over? UK says no to US poultry, beef ahead of trade talks
14.01.2020. UK. Brexit
On Jan. 9, UK Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers signaled that any future Brexit trade negotiations with the U.S. will not include acceptance of chlorine-washed chicken or hormone-treated beef, according to a recent BBC report.
Source: Meatingplace
6. Listeria tops hazards handled by INFOSAN in 4Q
17.01.2020. Global. Food Safety
Salmonella has been knocked off the top spot by Listeria monocytogenes as the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Dozens of Trichinella illnesses linked to wild boar meat
14.01.2020. Italy. Trichinella
A number of patients with symptoms of Trichinellosis have been detected near the Italian city of Turin.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Australian industry attacks potential ban of ‘meat’, ‘milk’ labels for plant-based products
15.01.2020. Australia. Labelling
The alternative protein-based foods industry and government in Australia are at odds over the use of terms such as 'milk', 'meat' and 'seafood' to label these, with tensions rising after the issue proceeded to high-level ministerial discussions.
Source: Global Meat News
9. ‘Instead of harmful alternatives’ companies need to ‘up’ their sustainability game
10.01.2020. Global. Sustainability
A cross-party parliamentary group warning that firms are replacing plastic with potentially more harmful alternatives for the environment is 'a wakeup call for companies to redouble their sustainability efforts', says ULMA Packaging.
Source: Global Meat News
10. Backer told to recall beer linked to poisoning in Brazil
15.01.2020. Brazil. Contamination
Seventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer.
Source: Food Safety News
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