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‘When it Mattered:’ Podcast features Bill Marler commenting on life experiences, COVID-19

This week on Chitra Ragavan’s podcast “When it Mattered,” food safety lawyer Bill Marler tells the story of how he went from a teenage runaway trying his hand at

By News Desk

/ 26 Jun 2020

‘When it Mattered:’ Podcast features Bill Marler commenting on life experiences, COVID-19

Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal

Consumer Reports still has a knack for finding something hiding in plain sight that many people will find outrageous. The find this time is bottled Starkey Spring Water manufactured by

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jun 2020

Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal

Salmonella outbreak now involves 1 death and 42 states; live poultry blamed

One person has died and more than 350 additional people have been infected with Salmonella from backyard poultry flocks, according to a CDC outbreak update. A third of the ill

By News Desk

/ 25 Jun 2020

Salmonella outbreak now involves 1 death and 42 states; live poultry blamed

Vibrio increase linked to raw mussels in New Zealand

Eating raw mussels from one region has been linked to several cases of vibriosis in New Zealand. The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is aware of eight confirmed cases of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 25 Jun 2020

Vibrio increase linked to raw mussels in New Zealand

WGS boosts Salmonella investigations in Minnesota

Whole Genome Sequencing data has enhanced Salmonella Enteritidis investigations in Minnesota and become an integral part of the surveillance process, according to a study. Clusters of Salmonella Enteritidis cases were

By News Desk

/ 25 Jun 2020

WGS boosts Salmonella investigations in Minnesota

EU guidance covers food safety in small firms and for food donations

The European Commission has published guidance on food safety management systems (FSMS) for small retailers and donated food. It aims to support small businesses such as butchers, bakeries, grocers, and

By News Desk

/ 25 Jun 2020

EU guidance covers food safety in small firms and for food donations

DOJ’s Anti Trust cops have food industry price-fixing in their sights

The federal government is getting serious about food industry price-fixing. The recent sentencing of a tuna executive, the proper use of a leniency loophole, and cooperation in the poultry

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jun 2020

DOJ’s Anti Trust cops have food industry price-fixing in their sights

Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food

Results of checks at the border on food by Belgian and Swiss authorities and French controls on seafood products have revealed varying levels of non-compliance. In Belgium, the Federal

By Joe Whitworth

/ 24 Jun 2020

Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food

Police find deadly Backer beer contamination was an accident

An investigation by police in a Brazilian state has found the contamination of beer which killed seven people was an accident likely caused by a manufacturing defect. Almost 30 people

By News Desk

/ 24 Jun 2020

Police find deadly Backer beer contamination was an accident

Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

The number of deaths linked to a Listeria outbreak from meat products in 2019 has doubled. It had been thought 21 people were infected with Listeria monocytogenes in the Netherlands

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Jun 2020

Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

Dried cranberries recalled in Quebec for E. coli O157:H7

Certain sweetened dried cranberries were recalled over the weekend by Quebec’s Les Aliments Johnvince for E. coli O157: H7 contamination. This recall was triggered by the company. The Canadian

By News Desk

/ 23 Jun 2020

Dried cranberries recalled in Quebec for E. coli O157:H7

EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns

The lack of skills and training of staff working in pig slaughtering has been highlighted as a serious welfare concern by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Most hazards related

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Jun 2020

EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns

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‘When it Mattered:’ Podcast features Bill Marler commenting on life experiences, COVID-19

Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal

Salmonella outbreak now involves 1 death and 42 states; live poultry blamed

Vibrio increase linked to raw mussels in New Zealand

WGS boosts Salmonella investigations in Minnesota

EU guidance covers food safety in small firms and for food donations

DOJ’s Anti Trust cops have food industry price-fixing in their sights

Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food

Police find deadly Backer beer contamination was an accident

Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

Dried cranberries recalled in Quebec for E. coli O157:H7

EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns