NEWS PLUS | Issue 22
May 29, 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. Asia struggles with ASF, as outbreak in Namibia contained
26.05.2020. Asia. African Swine Fever
In the Philippines, more than 11,000 pigs on the island of Luzon have been affected by African Swine Fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reported.
Source 1: Meatingplace
Source 2: The Pig Site
2. Future supply chains need to balance cost with resilience
28.05.2020. Global. Coronavirus
With the COVID-19 crisis highlighting their vulnerability to external shocks, food and beverage companies are set to increasingly diversify their supply chains and locate production closer to their markets.
Source: Food Navigator
3. Salmonella in raw fish identified by FSANZ as an emerging issue
23.05.2020. New Zealand. Salmonella
Salmonella in raw fish has been identified by Food Standards Australia New Zealand as an emerging food safety risk.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Research shows antibiotics use in US livestock is five times that in UK
28.05.2020. UK/USA. Antibiotics
Livestock in the United States receive over five times more antibiotics per animal than their UK counterparts, according to new research.
Source: FarmingUK
5. Record number of outbreaks reported by Belgium
28.05.2020. Belgium. Outbreak
Belgium has recorded the highest number of foodborne outbreaks in a year since record-keeping began.
Source: Food Safety News
6. UK food fraud analysis carried out following EU exit
27.05.2020. UK. Food Fraud
With stakeholder input, the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has produced a POSTnote overview of food fraud, analysing its drivers, impacts, methods for testing, prevention strategies and the impacts of EU exit.
Source: New Food Magazine
7. Proposed new label in Italy to "guarantee transparency" regarding pig breeding
27.05.2020. Italy. Animal Welfare
A new animal welfare label has been developed in Italy to boost 'clarity' in pig husbandry for meat products.
Source: Global Meat News
8. Recall roundup includes, frozen poultry products, crab cakes and confectionery
28.05.2020. Global. Recall
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
Source: New Food Magazine
9. Learnings from 2017-18 outbreak may lead to changes in detailed FSIS directives
27.05.2020. USA. Listeria
Findings from a 2017-2018 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat country-cured ham has prompted USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service to update listeria verification directives, cooking guidance and new research, according to the agency's monthly Constituent Update.
Source: Meatingplace
10. Difficulties identified in preventing food fraud
26.05.2020. USA. Food Fraud
Barriers to tackling food fraud include the cost and capability of authenticity testing, a changing mode of operation, and a complex regulatory system, according to experts.
Source: Food Safety News
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