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Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others

According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers. The study, titled

By News Desk

/ 10 Jan 2022

Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others

FSA studies public’s differing food safety attitudes

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom has published research into how attitudes and behaviors on food safety vary between different audiences. Food and You survey data was

By News Desk

/ 10 Jan 2022

FSA studies public’s differing food safety attitudes

Scientists invent biodegradable bacteria-killing packaging

Scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Nanyang Technological University Singapore have developed a biodegradable food packaging material that kills harmful microbes and could extend the

By News Desk

/ 9 Jan 2022

Scientists invent biodegradable bacteria-killing packaging

Human infections decline in Norway but pathogens stable in food-producing animals

Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are

By News Desk

/ 9 Jan 2022

Human infections decline in Norway but pathogens stable in food-producing animals

Company initiates nationwide recall of beef sticks because of undeclared milk

Abbyland Foods Inc. of Abbotsford, WI, is recalling 14,976 pounds of beef sticks because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and

By News Desk

/ 8 Jan 2022

Company initiates nationwide recall of beef sticks because of undeclared milk

Some Trader Joe’s soycutash recalled for concerns about Listeria contamination

Sno Pac Foods Inc. of Caledonia, MN, if recalling Trader Joe’s brand soycutash from a store in Monrovia, CA, because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items

By News Desk

/ 8 Jan 2022

Some Trader Joe’s soycutash recalled for concerns about Listeria contamination

Dole, Marketside, President’s Choice, Kroger, other brands of salads recalled for Listeria risk

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads described below processed at its Springfield, OH, and Soledad, CA, production facilities containing iceberg lettuce, because of

By News Desk

/ 8 Jan 2022

Dole, Marketside, President’s Choice, Kroger, other brands of salads recalled for Listeria risk

China steps up checks after coronavirus fruit findings

China has tightened import rules after finding the virus that causes COVID-19 on packaging of fruit from Vietnam and Thailand. At least nine Chinese cities have recorded positive coronavirus tests

By News Desk

/ 8 Jan 2022

China steps up checks after coronavirus fruit findings

UC-Santa Cruz undergraduates win award for system that fights E. coli

A team of undergraduates at the University of California-Santa Cruz has developed a system called Progenie that’s designed to target and eliminate a toxic gene found in Shiga toxin-producing

By News Desk

/ 8 Jan 2022

UC-Santa Cruz undergraduates win award for system that fights E. coli

One death confirmed, another under investigation in Pennsylvania hepatitis A outbreak; officials name restaurant

The Montgomery County Office of Public Health in Pennsylvania announced today the temporary closure of Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria in West Norriton in relation to a deadly hepatitis A

By News Desk

/ 7 Jan 2022

One death confirmed, another under investigation in Pennsylvania hepatitis A outbreak; officials name restaurant

Fourth person dies in hepatitis A outbreak traced to Virginia restaurants

A fourth person has died in a hepatitis A outbreak traced to Famous Anthony’s restaurants in Roanoke Valley in Virginia. Larry Vest died on Christmas after fighting the liver

By News Desk

/ 7 Jan 2022

Fourth person dies in hepatitis A outbreak traced to Virginia restaurants

Ground beef sold at Kroger, Walmart, other major retailers recalled for E. coli risk

The USDA has announced the recall of nearly 30,000 pounds of ground beef, including Kroger-branded ground beef sold at Fred Meyer and QFC supermarkets, as well as products sold

By News Desk

/ 7 Jan 2022

Ground beef sold at Kroger, Walmart, other major retailers recalled for E. coli risk

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Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others

FSA studies public’s differing food safety attitudes

Scientists invent biodegradable bacteria-killing packaging

Human infections decline in Norway but pathogens stable in food-producing animals

Company initiates nationwide recall of beef sticks because of undeclared milk

Some Trader Joe’s soycutash recalled for concerns about Listeria contamination

Dole, Marketside, President’s Choice, Kroger, other brands of salads recalled for Listeria risk

China steps up checks after coronavirus fruit findings

UC-Santa Cruz undergraduates win award for system that fights E. coli

One death confirmed, another under investigation in Pennsylvania hepatitis A outbreak; officials name restaurant

Fourth person dies in hepatitis A outbreak traced to Virginia restaurants

Ground beef sold at Kroger, Walmart, other major retailers recalled for E. coli risk