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New guidelines designed to knock down Campylobacter and Salmonella levels

August 3, 2021

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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released new guidance documents for controlling beef and raw poultry pathogens. The FSIS Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) announced the availability of the new guidance at weekly meetings with establishment management. The agency regulates 6,500 production facilities. Many produce beef and poultry products. The “references are guidelines, not requirements,” FSIS told inspectors. They’ll be available until at least Aug.1, 2022. Compiance determinations will continue to hinge on “regulatory compliance.”…

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Alerts include jellyfish, shrimp, tamarind products

By News Desk

August 3, 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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Nigeria tries to boost food safety; FAO and Korea tackle AMR

By News Desk

August 3, 2021

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Nigeria is attempting to improve food safety with a range of training materials. The Federal Ministry of Health launched a unified food safety training manual for capacity building of food vendors, handlers, manufacturers and personnel in the food supply chain in the country. The aim is to address gaps and strengthen the food safety system at the federal, state and local government area levels, to develop a safe and reliable food supply chain from farm-to-table…

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Harvest Fresh vegetable spiral stir fry kit added to recall for Listeria risk

By News Desk

August 2, 2021

Veg Pak Produce has added Harvest Fresh brand stir fry vegetables to its recall of Harvest Fresh brand zucchini spirals because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall is an update of the warning issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on July 25, 2021. This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. Consumers can use the following information to determine whether they have the recalled products in their homes. Brand Product Size UPC…

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Pure Eire Dairy closes in wake of E. coli outbreak

By Coral Beach

August 2, 2021

This container of organic PCC Community Market organic yogurt was in a refrigerator of one of the outbreak victims.

Pure Eire Dairy in Washington state has closed down for good. State officials linked the dairy to an outbreak of E. Coli infections beginning in May. As of June 24 there were 17 confirmed patients in the outbreak. Ten of the patients are younger than 10 years old. Ten of the 17 patients have had such severe symptoms they had to be admitted to hospitals. The Washington health department has not released the ages of…

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Study shows recall-associated outbreaks have more illnesses

By News Desk

August 2, 2021

Every year there are hundreds of foodborne disease outbreaks reported in the United States. However, relatively few are actually associated with food recalls. A study recently published in Epidemiology & Infection and online by Cambridge University Press compared 226 outbreaks associated with food recalls with those not associated with recalls during 2006–2016. The study, led by Qihua Qiu an assistant professor of Economics at Augusta University, found that recall-associated outbreaks had, on average, more illnesses per…

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Time to think about safe and healthy school lunches

By News Desk

August 2, 2021

Back to school is an exciting time filled with new school supplies, including a new lunch box. But a good lunch can easily go bad if not properly packed. Without proper storage, perishable food is at risk for harmful bacteria after two hours, said Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist for Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. “Bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, or food poisoning, grows rapidly at temperatures between…

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Letter From The Editor: Real hurt for Amos Miller

By Dan Flynn

August 1, 2021

Opinion David Gumpert at The Complete Patient blog is a writer and author in the “Food Freedom” space. For comparison, you might read Food Safety News to help you make responsible decisions about what you eat and drink. Guidance about lawful and responsible food is not Gumpert’s purpose. We’ve long passed around David Gumpert’s columns to stay current on “Food Freedom’s” plan. What they come up with is sometimes crazy, but it’s almost always good…

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Botulism cases reported in Romania; homemade ham implicated

By News Desk

August 1, 2021

Two people in Romania have been diagnosed with botulism, according to Agerpres, the country’s news agency. This past weekend, a man went to hospital in the city of Arad and his wife was later diagnosed as being infected. They are believed to have eaten homemade ham. The news agency reported that there was no antitoxin available so health officials had to get some from Moldova. Both patients remain under observation in hospital. Botulism poisoning is…

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Hepatitis A outbreak spurs recall of frozen mangos; additional patients likely

By Coral Beach

July 31, 2021

An outbreak of hepatitis A infections has been confirmed in relation to frozen mangos. Patients live in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia. It is not yet known whether the products were distributed in the United States. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted a recall notice for four products in relation to the outbreak. See chart below for details. “This recall was triggered by findings during an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak.…

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New guidelines designed to knock down Campylobacter and Salmonella levels

Alerts include jellyfish, shrimp, tamarind products

Nigeria tries to boost food safety; FAO and Korea tackle AMR

Harvest Fresh vegetable spiral stir fry kit added to recall for Listeria risk

Pure Eire Dairy closes in wake of E. coli outbreak

Study shows recall-associated outbreaks have more illnesses

Time to think about safe and healthy school lunches

Letter From The Editor: Real hurt for Amos Miller

Botulism cases reported in Romania; homemade ham implicated

Hepatitis A outbreak spurs recall of frozen mangos; additional patients likely

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