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Hepatitis A infections in UK possibly linked to dates

By Joe Whitworth

April 18, 2021

Sainsbury's dates Hepatitis A — Recalled dates from Sainsbury's

Officials in the United Kingdom are investigating close to 30 related Hepatitis A infections with some linked to imported dates. There are 28 people sick in different parts of England since the start of this year, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency added a number of people reported eating dates with epidemiological studies and product testing continuing. Sainsbury’s date recall PHE and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are investigating the non-travel related cases of…

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Students report illnesses after eating Jimmy John’s food; investigation ongoing

By Coral Beach

April 16, 2021

Public health officials continue to investigate a suspected outbreak of foodborne illnesses related to a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Illinois. Many of those sickened are athletes at Illinois State University. A statement issued by Jimmy John’s officials says the restaurant was temporarily closed, according to The Pantagraph newspaper. The implicated restaurant is on West Market Street in Bloomington, IL, which is under the jurisdiction of the McLean County Health Department. The restaurant statement said the…

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Letter From The Editor: End of a safe food program that made a difference

By Dan Flynn

April 16, 2021

Opinion The Farmers to Families Food Box program is dead, killed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. When it runs out of money later this month, it will have spent $5.5 billion in one year on a unique COVID relief program. In the trillions upon trillions spent on COVID relief, that $5.5 billion is not much. Born early on out of necessity when pandemic fear was sweeping the land, the Food Box program was something…

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FAO: Organic label is not a guarantee of food safety

By Joe Whitworth

April 16, 2021

The term organic is not a guarantee of food safety, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Organic is a way to grow food following specific rules and guidelines, according to a document published by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Organic certification refers to a product made in line with certain standards throughout the production, handling, processing and marketing stages; it does not cover the characteristics…

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Audit finds gaps in health agency’s food safety role

By News Desk

April 16, 2021

A report on how the department of health in an Australian state handles food safety has found several shortcomings. Findings from the Western Australian Auditor General included overdue inspections and lack of timely follow up, poor recordkeeping, inefficient reporting practices, and a lack of up-to-date guidance material at the health agency. These weaknesses reduced the department’s ability to effectively regulate consumer food safety and ensure the support it provides is relevant and useful, according to…

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Olymel recalls ready-to-eat ham for possible Salmonella contamination

By News Desk

April 15, 2021

Olymel S.E.C./L.P., a Quebec, Canada, establishment, is recalling 6,804 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) ham products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ham items were packaged on November 5, 2020. The following products are subject to recall: 12-lb. plastic film vacuum package of “Celebrity EXTRA LEAN IMPORTED HAM 98% FAT-FREE” with product codes “20309 11 – 91”, “20309 21 – 91”,…

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Publisher’s Platform: Pathogen information at your fingertips on our ‘bug’ sites

By Bill Marler

April 15, 2021

Opinion In 1998, Marler Clark was formed by the unlikely pairing of Bill Marler, who represented the victims in the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak, and Bruce Clark, who defended the company. Since then, Marler Clark has been involved in nearly every food poisoning lawsuit in the nation and around the world. In addition to representing victims, Bill Marler has been a tireless food safety advocate and speaker on avoiding food contamination events. See…

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UPDATED: Outbreak sickens dozens; no cause found; investigation closed

By Coral Beach

April 15, 2021

UPDATED April 15, 2020, to include comment from the CDC. The FDA has concluded its investigation of a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Miami with a one-word public statement: closed. A source for the pathogen, which has sickened at least 65 people, remains unknown, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In its weekly outbreak update, the agency ended the investigation with as little fanfare as it began it. The FDA’s initial announcement was a one-line…

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2022 ballot measure could be “win or die” test for Colorado livestock industry

By Dan Flynn

April 15, 2021

When outrageous initiatives first roll-out, those targeted often take a wait-and-see attitude. Why worry until the measure earns a place on the ballot? Since learning that animal activists want to put Initiative 16 on the 2022 Colorado ballot, the state’s agriculture industry has instead already gone to DEFCON 1 status. That’s because I-16 is being viewed as a “win or die” issue for Colorado’s including its: $5 billion livestock industry. $1 billion beef export market. Beef and…

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Sainsbury’s Campylobacter rates in chicken hit FSA threshold

By Joe Whitworth

April 15, 2021

dreamstime_campylobacter chicken poultry

Sainsbury’s has recorded the worst Campylobacter in chicken results for the final three months of 2020 closely followed by Tesco. Figures come from the top nine retailers in the United Kingdom publishing the latest quarter of testing findings. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) threshold is 7 percent of birds with more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram (CFU/g) of Campylobacter. Sainsbury’s reported 7 percent of chickens sampled were above 1,000 CFU/g in the fourth…

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Hepatitis A infections in UK possibly linked to dates

Students report illnesses after eating Jimmy John’s food; investigation ongoing

Letter From The Editor: End of a safe food program that made a difference

FAO: Organic label is not a guarantee of food safety

Audit finds gaps in health agency’s food safety role

Olymel recalls ready-to-eat ham for possible Salmonella contamination

Publisher’s Platform: Pathogen information at your fingertips on our ‘bug’ sites

UPDATED: Outbreak sickens dozens; no cause found; investigation closed

2022 ballot measure could be “win or die” test for Colorado livestock industry

Sainsbury’s Campylobacter rates in chicken hit FSA threshold

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