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Red kidney beans linked to poisoning cases in Denmark

July 8, 2020

A type of lectin in red kidney beans was behind an outbreak in Denmark earlier this year. Poisoning left 45 people sick, including 24 on one day, in late April. It was limited to a catering company that delivered food for another business in the Copenhagen area. The outbreak was caused by phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) in frozen red kidney beans from Turkey, via Sweden. Such poisoning becoming more common Nikolas Kühn Hove, head of crises management…

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Colorado makes egg producers remodel

By Dan Flynn

July 8, 2020

Colorado is going with the more expensive, cage-free eggs, limiting the options on its menu for producers. A bill signed July 1 by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sets a 2025 deadline to convert all hen-housing in the state to cage free by 2025. It means Colorado will be joining the likes of California, Oregon, and Washington in the West, and Rhode Island and Michigan back East by dictating the sale of only cage-free eggs. And…

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Scientists uncover Campylobacter’s swimming tactics

By News Desk

July 8, 2020

Researchers have found out how Campylobacter can swim faster in stickier liquids, such as in human guts. Findings could help scientists halt the foodborne bacteria, because they show how the shape of its body and components that help it swim are all dependent on each other to work. This means any disruption to one part could stop the bacteria from getting through the body and into the gut. A key step in Campylobacter jejuni’s invasion…

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Global push critical to prevent, fight pandemics; food safety one key factor

By Cookson Beecher

July 8, 2020

A healthy planet and healthy animals go hand in hand to protect humans from pandemics, says a new United Nations report. The report warns that diseases such as COVID-19 that can jump from animals to humans are more likely to emerge as animals’ habitats are destroyed by wildlife exploitation, poor farming practices, and climate change. That’s important to note since 60 percent of human diseases originate in animals, domestic or wild, according to OIE, the…

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Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

By Dan Flynn

July 7, 2020

Outbreaks A, B, and C sickened at least 188 people in 2019 when they ate romaine lettuce contaminated with E Coli O157:H7. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 21 this year that the E. coli O157:H7 contamination responsible for all three romaine outbreaks likely came from fecal material that reached the lettuce crops from nearby feedlots. That conclusion was nothing new. In 2018, romaine contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 was grown in…

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Only a quarter of firms with low hygiene ratings display scores

By Joe Whitworth

July 7, 2020

Only one fourth of businesses in England with food hygiene ratings of zero to two are displaying their numbers, according to FSA research. Almost three quarters of those with a 5 are displaying their rating compared to 45 percent with a 4 and 31 percent with a score of 3. Premises are awarded a rating based on food hygiene standards ranging from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good). The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme…

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U.S. raises four issues at WTO SPS meeting

By Joe Whitworth

July 7, 2020

The United States raised four new issues at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee on food safety and animal and plant health this past month. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 12 previously raised issues at the meeting on June 24 to 26. Specific trade concerns (STCs) identified by the U.S. were Thailand’s draft list of hazardous substances regarding food containing pesticide residues, India’s new requirements for animal…

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Alert status changed because of pesticides, color additives and Salmonella

By News Desk

July 7, 2020

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 on the links to view the full alerts. Import Alert Description Alert URL IA-23-14 Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products due to the Presence of Aflatoxin https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_581.html IA-45-02 Detention Without…

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Food bank newcomers must navigate system with COVID-19 precautions

By Cookson Beecher

July 6, 2020

analysis As she provides information to the intake worker at the local food bank, she’s visibly distraught. “Can I help you with anything,” a nearby worker asks the woman. “Is there anything I can do.” Responding to these kind words, the woman breaks down into tears. “We’ve always tried to do everything right,” she says in between her sobs.“We never thought we’d need to come to a food bank. “ The intake worker quickly hands…

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Change in the Time of COVID-19

By Guest Contributor

July 6, 2020

Opinion Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized program for attorneys brings together those who are interested in our food system, from farm to table. As a final assignment, students are asked to write an op-ed or essay on food safety, with the best to be selected…

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Red kidney beans linked to poisoning cases in Denmark

Colorado makes egg producers remodel

Scientists uncover Campylobacter’s swimming tactics

Global push critical to prevent, fight pandemics; food safety one key factor

Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

Only a quarter of firms with low hygiene ratings display scores

U.S. raises four issues at WTO SPS meeting

Alert status changed because of pesticides, color additives and Salmonella

Food bank newcomers must navigate system with COVID-19 precautions

Change in the Time of COVID-19

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