NEWS PLUS | Issue 18
May 1, 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 is threatening to overtake ASF as the main driver in global pork markets, feed availability no longer a concern
27.04.2020. Global. Coronavirus
The pandemic imposed restrictions globally are constraining both production and consumption, according to Rabobank's latest pork quarterly.
Source: Feed Navigator
2. Salmonella back to main cause of incidents involving INFOSAN
29.04.2020. Global. Salmonella
The number of food safety incidents that involved an international network more than doubled in January to March this year compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
Source: Food Safety News
3. Nestlé and Danone back bid to enforce Nutri-Score across Europe
28.04.2020. Europe. Labelling
Food manufacturers, Nestle and Danone, among others, are rallying for EU-wide adoption of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack labelling scheme.
Source: Food Navigator
4. Data shows connection between unpasteurized milk and infections
29.04.2020. USA. Brucellosis
After reviewing details of brucellosis illnesses from recent years, including a 19-state outbreak, researchers are saying their findings show a link between raw milk and such infections.
Source: Food Safety News
5. Meat eaters have better mental health than vegans and vegetarians, study claims
28.04.2020. Global. Mental Health
Researchers in the US conducted a review of 18 studies representing 160,257 participants examining the relation between the consumption or avoidance of meat and psychological health.
Source: Food Navigator
6. France allows changes to raw milk regulations because of coronavirus
23.04.2020. France. Raw milk
French authorities have eased rules around the sale of raw milk because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Fruit juice recalled because of high patulin levels
26.04.2020. Australia. Mycotoxin
A bottled fruit juice from Australia has been recalled in three countries due to high levels of patulin.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Slovenian study reveals low levels of C. difficile in food
30.04.2020. Slovenia. Clostridioides difficile
Researchers in Slovenia have described results from a long-term, national Clostridioides difficile food surveillance project. Positive results were found in meat, fresh produce and poultry.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Man critically ill in Hong Kong after eating puffer fish
25.04.2020. Hong Kong. Tetrodotoxin
A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning.
Source: Food Safety News
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