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Those trying to stop human illnesses from poultry won’t give up

The petitioners who believe that listing 31 illness-causing Salmonella serotypes as contaminants in meat and poultry products aren’t likely to take “no” as an answer. Bill Marler (publisher of

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Jun 2022

Those trying to stop human illnesses from poultry won’t give up

Publisher’s Platform: After three Roanoke food service workers prompt Hepatitis A scares, and 52 illnesses with 4 deaths, public health offers free vaccines

– OPINION – Good on public health doing good public health. WDBJ reports that the Virginia Department of Health is offering free Hepatitis A vaccines for restaurant workers. The Roanoke City Alleghany

By Bill Marler

/ 4 Jun 2022

Publisher’s Platform: After three Roanoke food service workers prompt Hepatitis A scares, and 52 illnesses with 4 deaths, public health offers free vaccines

USDA is not ready to clean up poultry by banning some Salmonella serotypes

Two years, four months, and 12 days later, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service have answered petitioners who want 31 Salmonella serotypes to be adulterants of all meat and

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jun 2022

USDA is not ready to clean up poultry by banning some Salmonella serotypes

Publisher’s Platform: OIG to determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with federal requirements by 2023?

– OPINION – Report not to issue until 2023? Hey, OIG, see below, we need answers sooner and I will give you a head start. HHS, OIG posted this morning: The Federal

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Jun 2022

Publisher’s Platform: OIG to determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with federal requirements by 2023?

FDA offers new help through the maze of dietary supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to talk to their doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional before deciding to purchase or use any dietary supplement. One reason

By News Desk

/ 3 Jun 2022

FDA offers new help through the maze of dietary supplements

Project looks at how to modernize meat inspection

New technology could bring benefits to meat inspection in the United Kingdom but there are still issues to overcome, according to a report. A project assessed the feasibility of using

By Joe Whitworth

/ 3 Jun 2022

Project looks at how to modernize meat inspection

Virginia Tech faculty researching and testing insect protein

Faculty at Virginia Tech’s Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center are working to develop alternative and sustainable food sources in the form of insect protein. Mainstream insect consumption is

By News Desk

/ 3 Jun 2022

Virginia Tech faculty researching and testing insect protein

Canadian food processors brace for the impact of avian influenza

– OPINION – By Paul Tolnai Food safety, traceability, and supplier management systems are key to building resilience as the risk of outbreak, supply shortages and rising cost threaten poultry product producers.

By Guest Contributor

/ 3 Jun 2022

Canadian food processors brace for the impact of avian influenza

Arrests made in horse meat fraud investigation in Belgium

Belgian police have made six arrests as part of a fraud investigation involving horses and other animals. Police searched eight addresses in Antwerp and Namur and four men between the

By News Desk

/ 3 Jun 2022

Arrests made in horse meat fraud investigation in Belgium

FDA continues to trace strawberries related to outbreak; other outbreaks still under investigation

The Food and Drug Administration has initiated traceback efforts related to fresh organic strawberries associated with outbreaks of hepatitis A in the United States and Canada. These potentially contaminated strawberries

By News Desk

/ 2 Jun 2022

FDA continues to trace strawberries related to outbreak; other outbreaks still under investigation

More food uses for seaweed sparks food safety research

Harvested seaweed, neither seafood nor a vegetable, is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but only as a spice. “Like any other food, harvested seaweed can have some

By News Desk

/ 2 Jun 2022

More food uses for seaweed sparks food safety research

EFSA publishes latest studies from risk assessment program

A study has assessed the risk of Anisakis from fish in Portugal and people’s knowledge of the parasite. Researchers gathered information on risk perception and attitudes in the Portuguese

By News Desk

/ 2 Jun 2022

EFSA publishes latest studies from risk assessment program

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Those trying to stop human illnesses from poultry won’t give up

Publisher’s Platform: After three Roanoke food service workers prompt Hepatitis A scares, and 52 illnesses with 4 deaths, public health offers free vaccines

USDA is not ready to clean up poultry by banning some Salmonella serotypes

FDA offers new help through the maze of dietary supplements

Project looks at how to modernize meat inspection

Virginia Tech faculty researching and testing insect protein

Canadian food processors brace for the impact of avian influenza

Arrests made in horse meat fraud investigation in Belgium

FDA continues to trace strawberries related to outbreak; other outbreaks still under investigation

More food uses for seaweed sparks food safety research

EFSA publishes latest studies from risk assessment program