NEWS PLUS | Issue 21
May 22, 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. COVID-19: beware false immune health promises
19.05.2020. Global. Coronavirus
British Nutrition Foundation director general Judy Buttriss warns of the threat of false immune health promises being circulated during the COVID-19 crisis.
Source: Food Manufacture
2. Almost 100 sick in Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry flocks
21.05.2020. USA. Salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Hadar reported in 28 states. There has been a total of 97 people infected with the outbreak strain.
Source: Food Safety News
3. EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy
21.05.2020. Europe. Antimicrobials
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
Source: Food Safety News
4. HPAI outbreaks continue in Hungary
18.05.2020. Hungary. Avian Influenza
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported eight new outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) in Hungary.
Source: Meatingplace
5. European food industry calls for unified labelling system
18.05.2020. Europe. Labelling
Prominent members of the European food and drink community have called for a unified front of pack nutrition labelling scheme to help strengthen the Single Market.
Source: Food Manufacture
6. Allergen-related recalls reach five-year record high in the UK
18.05.2020. UK. Allergens
More than 100 products removed from UK market in 2018/19 due to allergen-related risks – a 16 percent rise from the previous year.
Source: New Food Magazine
7. Spain links death to food supplement made in the US
16.05.2020. Spain. Food Toxicity
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a food supplement from the United States after it was linked to a death in Spain.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Salmonella outbreak linked to cafe; mushroom poisonings also reported
19.05.2020. Australia. Salmonella
More than 30 people have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Ochratoxin A in food: public health risks assessed
13.05.2020. Europe. Ochratoxin A
EFSA has published a scientific opinion on public health risks related to the presence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in food – a mycotoxin naturally produced by moulds that can be found in a variety of foodstuffs including cereals, preserved meats, fresh and dried fruit, and cheese.
Source: European Food Safety Authority
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