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Expert says COVID-19 guidance from FAO and WHO is ‘misleading’

The WHO and FAO interim guidelines on COVID-19 and food safety are flawed, according to one expert who is hoping a planned update will solve the problem. Roger Cook said

By Joe Whitworth

/ 18 Mar 2021

Expert says COVID-19 guidance from FAO and WHO is ‘misleading’

U.S.-Canada pact to promote pork trade in event of swine fever breakout in feral hogs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have developed a protocol to help ensure bilateral

By News Desk

/ 18 Mar 2021

U.S.-Canada pact to promote pork trade in event of swine fever breakout in feral hogs

Singapore plans bill to manage food safety risks; posts updates on outbreaks

Singapore is to introduce a bill on food safety and security later this year to better manage new and emerging risks. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), formed in 2019, will

By News Desk

/ 18 Mar 2021

Singapore plans bill to manage food safety risks; posts updates on outbreaks

CFIA warns consumers about certain apricot kernel products that may cause cyanide poisoning

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a warning about certain apricot kernel products packed by Wah Yan Tong, as they contain excessive amygdalin which may cause acute cyanide

By News Desk

/ 17 Mar 2021

CFIA warns consumers about certain apricot kernel products that may cause cyanide poisoning

Pew’s Sandra Eskin named as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

The new administration in Washington has yet to name an Under Secretary for Food Safety, but it has named a “power player” as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. She

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Mar 2021

Pew’s Sandra Eskin named as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

FSA renews chicken warning; board discusses deadly Salmonella outbreak

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has for the third time warned people about breaded chicken linked to Salmonella infections and spoke about the outbreaks at a board meeting. Two strains

By Joe Whitworth

/ 17 Mar 2021

FSA renews chicken warning; board discusses deadly Salmonella outbreak

Letter to the Editor: comply with FSMA sooner rather than later

Opinion Dear Editor, Recently, a contributed opinion column on March 5, 2021, in Food Safety News made a case concerning food safety issues in the plant due to the FDA

By Guest Contributor

/ 17 Mar 2021

Letter to the Editor: comply with FSMA sooner rather than later

Listeria infections in England fall but outbreaks steady

Despite a drop in reported Listeria infections in 2019 the number of outbreaks remained similar to previous years, according to Public Health England (PHE). A total of 142 cases of

By News Desk

/ 17 Mar 2021

Listeria infections in England fall but outbreaks steady

Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry

Food safety attorney Bill Marler wants to know what’s up with his petition calling on the USDA to declare specific “outbreak serotypes” of Salmonella as adulterants in meat. He

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Mar 2021

Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry

Experts urge shift to recognize work behind food safety

People have to learn how to talk differently about food as it is not an accident it is safe, according to an FAO expert. Markus Lipp, senior food safety officer

By Joe Whitworth

/ 16 Mar 2021

Experts urge shift to recognize work behind food safety

Some shrimp, cantaloupe, papaya shipments face denial at borders

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 16 Mar 2021

Some shrimp, cantaloupe, papaya shipments face denial at borders

Denmark investigates botulism outbreak

Three confirmed cases of foodborne botulism are being investigated in Denmark. The outbreak occurred earlier this month at a private company in Southern Denmark. Six people had eaten together and

By News Desk

/ 16 Mar 2021

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Expert says COVID-19 guidance from FAO and WHO is ‘misleading’

U.S.-Canada pact to promote pork trade in event of swine fever breakout in feral hogs

Singapore plans bill to manage food safety risks; posts updates on outbreaks

CFIA warns consumers about certain apricot kernel products that may cause cyanide poisoning

Pew’s Sandra Eskin named as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

FSA renews chicken warning; board discusses deadly Salmonella outbreak

Letter to the Editor: comply with FSMA sooner rather than later

Listeria infections in England fall but outbreaks steady

Marler renews call for declaring ‘outbreak serotypes’ of Salmonella as adulterants in meat and poultry

Experts urge shift to recognize work behind food safety

Some shrimp, cantaloupe, papaya shipments face denial at borders

Denmark investigates botulism outbreak