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Fauci says nothing to fear so far from new G4 Swine flu virus

July 3, 2020

“Pandemic potential” or “pandemic-on-pandemic” are scary concepts these days and Chinese and British scientists are using those very terms to describe the threat from a new swine flu virus. Not to worry, in one regard, because human-to-human transmission does not occur with the new swine flu virus. That might be more comforting if other Chinese scientists had not said there was no human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 right up to when they said humans were…

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Five children hospitalized in backyard poultry Salmonella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth

July 3, 2020

Brown chickens in home made chicken coup at the rural backyard, in winter. Matte effect.

Five children needed hospital treatment in an Australian state as part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry. Queensland Health is investigating Salmonella Typhimurium infections predominantly among young children that had contact with backyard chickens. As of June 26, there had been 17 cases reported across the state. Thirteen of these were children aged 11 years or younger. Five were hospitalized because of their illnesses. Supplier investigation continuing Dr. Alun Richards, acting executive director,…

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Food safety goes hand-in-hand with COVID-19 safety this year

By U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & U.S. Food and Drug Administration

July 3, 2020

Planning to enjoy a picnic, barbecue, or meal under the summer sun on this holiday weekend? In addition to food safety, remember to practice social distancing — stay 6 feet apart from others you don’t live with — and follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s safety precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, which is a respiratory illness that is spread from person-to-person, unlike foodborne viruses that can make people sick from…

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State recalls, quarantines raw milk because of Campylobacter

By News Desk

July 2, 2020

California officials have recalled and quarantined raw milk from Valley Milk Simply Bottled because tests have shown it to be contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni. State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones announced the recall and quarantine today in a public alert. She warned consumers about the dangers in the alert. There is concern that some people may have unused portions of the unpasteurized milk in their homes. “Consumers are strongly urged to dispose of any product remaining…

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UK repeats desire to protect food standards in U.S. trade talks

By News Desk

July 2, 2020

The second round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom has ended with food standards, including safety, still high on the agenda. Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) took place from June 15 to 26 with the next session planned for the end of July. They began in May with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The U.S. is the UK’s largest bilateral trading partner and biggest export market outside of the…

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Spinach suspected in Norwegian Yersinia outbreak

By Joe Whitworth

July 2, 2020

The source of a national Yersinia outbreak in recent weeks in Norway that affected 23 people is believed to have been salad with spinach or baby spinach. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) said the Yersinia enterocolitica O3 outbreak was considered to be over. It started in mid-May and people fell sick from mid to late May. There are 15 women and eight men affected aged 2 to 58 years old. Five patients…

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Consumers in Hawaii urged to check homes for recalled shrimp poke

By Coral Beach

July 1, 2020

Safeway and other retailers in Hawaii received shrimp poke that is now under recall for Listeria monocytogenes contamination, which causes infections that can take up to 70 days to show up. Norpac Fisheries Export sent the implicated poke to stores, including many Safeway stores, on four of the Hawaiian Islands, The Big Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai, according to the company’s recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. All fresh shrimp poke distributed…

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Listeria tests prompt recall of cheese stuffed pasta

By News Desk

July 1, 2020

recalled cheese stuffed pasta — Photo provided by company.

A Texas company has recalled cheese stuffed shells after laboratory tests showed Listeria monocytogenes in the finished product. Garland Ventures Ltd. of Garland, TX, has stopped production of the implicated product, according to a company recall notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The recalled “Five Cheese Stuffed Shells” product was distributed nationwide in a limited number of retail stores. “The product ‘Five Cheese Stuffed Shells’ comes in 10.76 ounces containing shells with marinara…

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Raw milk purchased at retail in 5 states found loaded with antimicrobial-resistant genes

By News Desk

July 1, 2020

University of California-Davis food scientists found raw milk purchased at retail stores can hold a large amount of antimicrobial-resistant genes if left at room temperature. Their findings are published in the journal Microbiome. The UC Davis researchers collected 2,034 samples of unpasteurized milk from retail stores in California, Idaho, Arizona, South Carolina and Maine. The study was open to four kinds of milk processing techniques including completely unpasteurized, vat-pasteurized, high temperature short time…

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FAO and WHO publish draft on microbiological risk assessment

By News Desk

July 1, 2020

The FAO and the WHO have put out draft guidance on microbiological risk assessment for food for public comment. It is intended to provide guidance and a framework for carrying out each of the four components of a microbiological risk assessment, whether as part of a full risk assessment, as part of other evaluations, or as a stand-alone process, according to officials. The four areas are hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk characterization.…

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Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Fauci says nothing to fear so far from new G4 Swine flu virus

Five children hospitalized in backyard poultry Salmonella outbreak

Food safety goes hand-in-hand with COVID-19 safety this year

State recalls, quarantines raw milk because of Campylobacter

UK repeats desire to protect food standards in U.S. trade talks

Spinach suspected in Norwegian Yersinia outbreak

Consumers in Hawaii urged to check homes for recalled shrimp poke

Listeria tests prompt recall of cheese stuffed pasta

Raw milk purchased at retail in 5 states found loaded with antimicrobial-resistant genes

FAO and WHO publish draft on microbiological risk assessment

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