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USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed a cooperative agreement with a formal signing on Aug.

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Researchers have detailed the first widespread Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry in Australia. Between May and August 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infection was investigated. In total, 38

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Federal officials report that the number of patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite have increased by more than a dozen in the past week. The Food

By News Desk

/ 11 Aug 2022

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Michigan tracking E. coli cases

Public health officials in Michigan are warning residents of rising cases of E. coli infections. Officials in Ottawa County report that they are tracking nine cases of Shiga-toxin producing E.

By News Desk

/ 10 Aug 2022

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone. The Senate Committee

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Aug 2022

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

The jury continues to hear witnesses at the trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse while behind-the-scenes work continues on the instructions they’ll get before deliberations. Jury instructions

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Aug 2022

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

Campylobacter tops pathogen burden ranking in Denmark

Campylobacter, Salmonella, and norovirus caused the highest burden of disease in Denmark in 2019, according to a study. Researchers ranked seven foodborne pathogens for their health and economic impact on

By Joe Whitworth

/ 10 Aug 2022

Campylobacter tops pathogen burden ranking in Denmark

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Investigations into a pregnancy-related case of listeriosis found a wider outbreak in Italy, according to a study. In January 2020, a 28-year-old pregnant woman, living in a city near Rome,

By News Desk

/ 10 Aug 2022

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Oysters recalled in Canada because of E. coli contamination

A.C. Covert Distributors/True North Seafood Company is recalling Sober Island brand OG Oysters because of generic E. coli contamination. The recalled product was sold in Nova Scotia, Canada,

By News Desk

/ 9 Aug 2022

Oysters recalled in Canada because of E. coli contamination

Dog food recalled in Canada because of Listeria contamination

Primal Pet Foods is recalling certain raw frozen Primal Patties for Dogs Beef Formula because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. People can become sick by handling contaminated food or touching

By News Desk

/ 9 Aug 2022

Dog food recalled in Canada because of Listeria contamination

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) decision to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products is not welcomed by the regulated industry. “NCC

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Aug 2022

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

UK agencies urge testing of soy product from India because of peanut risk

Authorities in the United Kingdom have advised businesses to test soya lecithin from India because of potential peanut contamination. The issue was raised by Germany via a Rapid Alert System

By Joe Whitworth

/ 9 Aug 2022

UK agencies urge testing of soy product from India because of peanut risk

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USDA gets employee safety training and OSHA gets access to food facilities under new MOU

Poultry contact behind Australian Salmonella outbreak; median age of 5 reported

Cyclospora patient count grows in outbreak of unknown origin

Michigan tracking E. coli cases

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

Campylobacter tops pathogen burden ranking in Denmark

Probe into pregnancy-related Listeria case finds more sick

Oysters recalled in Canada because of E. coli contamination

Dog food recalled in Canada because of Listeria contamination

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

UK agencies urge testing of soy product from India because of peanut risk