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New Jersey school district closes doors after foodborne outbreak

May 12, 2021

A current foodborne outbreak has caused the closure of school buildings for at least two weeks in Camden County, NJ. On May 6, the district’s employees experienced symptoms of foodborne illness after attending a luncheon catered by an outside vendor. As of the posting of this article, the exact pathogen is still unknown. However, the Camden County Department of Health has stated that they suspected the pathogens could be highly contagious. The Waterford Township School…

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California’s congressional Democrats do not want Prop 12 reviewed by high court

By News Desk

May 12, 2021

Fear of a Supreme Court review of California’s Proposition 12 has set the state’s congressional Democrats on a different strategy. They want the amicus curiae briefs the federal government was planning to drop in North American Meat Institute v. Becerra in the Supreme Court and National Pork Producers Council v. Ross in the 9th Circuit. And in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick Garland, California congressional Democrats said they want the…

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Study shows bacon, cured pork are risk factors for Hepatitis E

By Joe Whitworth

May 12, 2021

Bacon and other cured pork meats have been identified as risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) in England by researchers. They found consuming bacon, cured pork meats, and pigs’ liver were significantly associated with HEV infection, confirming previous links to processed pork products. Scientists investigated risk factors for HEV infections in the blood donor population in England via a case-control study from April 2018 to March 2019. Study participants were 117 HEV RNA-positive blood…

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Problems with fish, papaya, other fresh produce initiate holds at U.S. borders

By News Desk

May 12, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details about various alert modifications. (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)…

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ANSES sets value to protect people from emerging toxin in shellfish

By News Desk

May 12, 2021

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A French agency has proposed a guideline value to protect consumers of shellfish from a group of marine biotoxins. The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) said brevetoxins (BTX) were first detected in mussels in Corsica in 2018. If ingested by humans, these toxins can cause neurological, gastrointestinal or cardiovascular symptoms. After this finding a few years ago, ANSES was asked by the Directorate General for Food (DGAL) and Directorate…

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Food safety management system critical for restaurants

By Chris Koger

May 11, 2021

While having food safety policies that include hand washing, use of gloves and sanitation of surfaces is critical in combating norovirus outbreaks at restaurants, implementing a food safety management system that oversees and documents those policies is the best course of action. Norovirus experts detailed best practices for restaurants today during an online panel, “Restaurant Policies and Practices Related to Norovirus Outbreak Size and Duration,” at the 2021 Food Safety Summit. Lee Ann Jaykus, William…

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New testing program seeks to shed light on leafy greens outbreaks

By News Desk

May 11, 2021

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The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will be collecting and testing samples of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley from local commercial coolers from May through November 2021. The agency will test the samples for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), including E. coli O157:H7, and Salmonella spp. as part of ongoing surveillance efforts following reoccurring outbreaks linked to this region, including most recently in the fall of 2020. The FDA testing program…

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Keynote speaker covers roles of food safety staff during pandemic

By Coral Beach

May 11, 2021

Craig Wilson Costco Food Safety Summit 2021 — **Craig Wilson** was the keynote speaker this morning at the 2021 virtual Food Safety Summit.

Food safety professionals were already “in the belly of the beast” before the coronavirus pandemic hit and they continue to be in the hot seat, according to Craig Wilson of Costco. Wilson gave the keynote address this morning at the 2021 Food Safety Summit. The virtual session today, May 11, attracted about 400 attendees and was titled “The New Roles and Responsibilities of Food Safety Professionals in the COVID-19 World. Wilson is the vice president…

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Frank Busta receives Distinguished Service Award at the 2021 Food Safety Summit

By News Desk

May 11, 2021

The Distinguished Service Award was given to Frank Busta, Ph.D. this morning to kick off the 2021 Food Safety Summit. Busta is the director emeritus of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD; now Food Protection & Defense Institute) and Professor Emeritus of food microbiology at the University of Minnesota. He was named the first director of NCFPD in 2004. Previously, he held faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, North Carolina State University…

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Parnell brothers exchange exhibit and witness lists with government for Motion 2255 hearings

By Dan Flynn

May 11, 2021

Two weeks out from the evidentiary hearings that could see a federal magistrate vacate their convictions and sentences, the Parnell brothers have traded witness and exhibit lists with government lawyers. The hearings, held under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, beginning on May 24 for Stewart Parnell and May 27 for Michael Parnell are both being held before U. S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff for the Middle District of Georgia. A Middle District jury in 2014…

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New Jersey school district closes doors after foodborne outbreak

California’s congressional Democrats do not want Prop 12 reviewed by high court

Study shows bacon, cured pork are risk factors for Hepatitis E

Problems with fish, papaya, other fresh produce initiate holds at U.S. borders

ANSES sets value to protect people from emerging toxin in shellfish

Food safety management system critical for restaurants

New testing program seeks to shed light on leafy greens outbreaks

Keynote speaker covers roles of food safety staff during pandemic

Frank Busta receives Distinguished Service Award at the 2021 Food Safety Summit

Parnell brothers exchange exhibit and witness lists with government for Motion 2255 hearings

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