An impressive sounding name — Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — is not likely to make up for the advocacy group’s lack of scientific evidence for a new petition it has filed with USDA’s Food
Continue Reading Petition seeks COVID-19 testing, reporting, warnings for meat and poultry
A follow-up study on Salmonella prevalence among dairy cattle on a Swedish Island has found much lower levels.
In late 2019, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) and Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket), did an anonymous
Continue Reading Follow-up dairy study shows less Salmonella; wild boar meat rules reviewed
Belgium has recorded the highest number of foodborne outbreaks in a year since recordkeeping began.
This past year, 571 outbreaks were reported to the National Reference Laboratory for Foodborne Outbreaks (LNR-TIA). A total of 2,457
Continue Reading Belgium reports record high number of outbreaks
Blue Bell’s former chief executive has waived physical appearance for his initial appearance in federal court on felony charges stemming from a 2015 Listeria outbreak.
The defendant, Paul Kruse, has posted bail and accepted conditions
Continue Reading Kruse waives physical appearance, posts bond, and remains free to assist in his defense
Whole genome sequencing helped identify concurrent outbreaks of a rare Salmonella serotype in Germany in 2017, according to a study.
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Salmonella Kottbus isolates revealed three co-circulating clusters in the country
Continue Reading WGS aided detection of parallel Salmonella outbreaks in Germany
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Dear Editor,
I am responding to Brianna Leach’s article released
Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Is contributing author HACCP trained?
This year in the lead up to World Food Safety Day, June 7 2020, the Partnership for Food Safety Education is recognizing the people who keep us fed during the COVID-19 pandemic and every other
Continue Reading Recognizing food safety heroes around the world
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the state of Iowa have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement. It allows state-inspected meat and poultry products to be shipped across state lines.
The agreement
Continue Reading Iowa is 7th state to earn OK for interstate sales of state-inspected meat, poultry
On May 26, Food Safety News published an article written by law student Brianna Leach titled “The meat industry’s grip on government—time for an overhaul?”
If this essay by a law student is “the
Continue Reading Me thinks the lady doth protest too much — and is a Vegan
Official controls of milk and meat production in Norway must be improved so they are in line with the law, according to an audit report.
The assessment found the overall system was good but Norwegian
Continue Reading Norway told to improve milk and meat controls to meet legal requirements
A fundraising page set up to help a woman who contracted listeriosis has passed NZ$20,000 (U.S. $12,400).
Petra Donnison, a family friend, created the Give a Little page for donations to help Grace Archer, her
Continue Reading Fundraising page set up for woman sick with listeriosis
