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Caterer in Singapore fined for 2018 food poisoning outbreak

By News Desk on December 6, 2020

A caterer has been fined after a food poisoning outbreak in 2018 in Singapore that affected more than 60 people, hospitalizing 45.

Spize and Spize Events were convicted of 14 offenses and fined S$32,000 (U.S…
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New York becomes third state to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging

By News Desk on December 5, 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help protect consumers from the harmful effects of a dangerous class of chemicals linked to serious health problems, according to Consumer Reports.

The new law…
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Call for evidence on food safety framework

By Joe Whitworth on December 5, 2020

A House of Commons committee in the United Kingdom has called for evidence after the publication of a common framework for food safety.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee request for written submissions is…
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30.7 tons of ready-to-eat eat and poultry escapes inspection

By News Desk on December 4, 2020

Continental Glatt Kosher Meats Corp., doing business as First Choice Kosher Meat & Deli Inc., a Spring Valley, NY firm, has recalled approximately 61,504 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that were produced

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Industry researchers say traceability comes down to label codes

By News Desk on December 4, 2020

A new research report from the food industry shows investigations of leafy greens foodborne illness outbreaks could be streamlined if produce was labeled with traceable codes, something food safety experts have been urging for decades.…
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French Salmonella outbreak hospitalizes seven, sickens dozens

By News Desk on December 4, 2020

Seven people have needed hospital treatment as part of a Salmonella outbreak in France linked to dry pork sausages.

In total, 31 cases of salmonellosis have been detected by the National Reference Center for Salmonella…
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Alert in Colorado warns people to be aware of botulism risks; 5 sick

By News Desk on December 4, 2020

Public health officials in Colorado are warning the public to be aware of the dangers of foodborne botulism poisoning amid an investigation of several cases in the state.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…
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Three Salmonella outbreaks revealed in Ireland

By Joe Whitworth on December 4, 2020

Irish public health officials have reported three Salmonella outbreaks that have affected at least 34 people.

Two of the three outbreaks were caused by Salmonella Enteritidis and one by Salmonella Mikawasima. Two of the incidents…
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Eat Just Inc. gets approval in Singapore for lab-grown chicken

By News Desk on December 3, 2020

Eat Just Inc., the privately-held San Francisco company known for plant-based alternatives to egg products, has gained regulatory approval in Singapore to produce and sell lab-grown chicken meat. 

Approval by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA)…
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Greenyard agrees to settlement related to multi-country Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 3, 2020

Greenyard is to pay half a million euros to settle allegations of communication failures about the Listeria contamination at its frozen vegetable factory in Hungary in 2018.

The related outbreak included 54 cases of listeriosis…
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Uptick in Salmonella infections prompts warning in Argentina

By News Desk on December 3, 2020

Public health officials in an Argentinian province have warned of an increase in Salmonella infections.

The Ministry of Public Health in Salta reported that, from January to November, 407 people with Salmonella infection were laboratory…
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