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Rat lungworm cases linked to eating centipedes; host snails increasing in US

A foodborne parasite detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital has been traced to consumption of raw wild centipedes, according to a case report by the American Journal of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 8 Aug 2018

Rat lungworm cases linked to eating centipedes; host snails increasing in US

WHO seeks to expand international use of whole genome sequencing

The World Health Organization is encouraging all countries to look at how whole genome sequencing can be used to improve their foodborne disease surveillance and response system. Used as part

By News Desk

/ 8 Aug 2018

WHO seeks to expand international use of whole genome sequencing

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Outbreak investigators say a cattle feedlot near a canal providing water to growing regions in Arizona is a key element in their hypothesis about the source of E. coli that

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Aug 2018

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products

Representative Steve King, R-IA, has succeeded in attaching his “Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA) of 2018” to the House version of the now 641-page “Farm Bill” and senators

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Aug 2018

Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products

EU mulls regulation changes for raw juices and Listeria in sprouted seeds

Leaders of the European Union are looking at changing regulations around unpasteurized juices and Listeria monocytogenes in sprouted seeds. The draft legislation states that because the European Committee for Standardization

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Aug 2018

EU mulls regulation changes for raw juices and Listeria in sprouted seeds

Data show Germany, UK reported almost half of E. coli infections in EU

Germany and the United Kingdom accounted for almost half of STEC/VTEC cases in 2016, according to European statistics. The two countries also reported the most number of cases in

By News Desk

/ 7 Aug 2018

Data show Germany, UK reported almost half of E. coli infections in EU

G&C Raw recalls cat and dog foods due to Listeria contamination

G&C Raw LLC has recalled one batch of “Pat’s Cat Turkey” cat food and one batch of ground lamb dog food because the Ohio Department of Agriculture

By Phyllis Entis

/ 7 Aug 2018

G&C Raw recalls cat and dog foods due to Listeria contamination

Will whoever regulates cell culture technology also get the naming rights?

Analysis Atlantic magazine’s Sarah Zhang may have best captured what went on last month at the Food and Drug Administration’s public meeting on animal cell culture technology. “This

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Aug 2018

Will whoever regulates cell culture technology also get the naming rights?

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

UPDATED: Illnesses are not limited to restaurant customers. People with whom the customers have had close contact have also reported illnesses. Human transmission of norovirus is likely what made dozens,

By Coral Beach

/ 6 Aug 2018

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

Health claims on Hawaiian Organic Noni fruit leather earn FDA drug warning

A Hawaiian fruit leather manufacturer is on notice from the FDA after inspectors determined the claims on the company’s product labels, product brochures and website established that its products

By Kelsey M. Mackin

/ 6 Aug 2018

Health claims on Hawaiian Organic Noni fruit leather earn FDA drug warning

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

Opinion Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro sent this letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Friday. Dear Commissioner Gottlieb: I write out of concern about the current

By Guest Opinion

/ 6 Aug 2018

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

House of Lords committee wants details on post-Brexit food safety plan for UK

A House of Lords sub-committee in the United Kingdom has called for clarity on post-Brexit food safety decisions. The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee wrote to Steve

By Joe Whitworth

/ 6 Aug 2018

House of Lords committee wants details on post-Brexit food safety plan for UK

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Rat lungworm cases linked to eating centipedes; host snails increasing in US

WHO seeks to expand international use of whole genome sequencing

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products

EU mulls regulation changes for raw juices and Listeria in sprouted seeds

Data show Germany, UK reported almost half of E. coli infections in EU

G&C Raw recalls cat and dog foods due to Listeria contamination

Will whoever regulates cell culture technology also get the naming rights?

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

Health claims on Hawaiian Organic Noni fruit leather earn FDA drug warning

Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad

House of Lords committee wants details on post-Brexit food safety plan for UK