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African swine fever’s lesson: Big animal ag is fragile and biohazard suits are not unusual

Opinion Editor’s note: This column is published here with the permission of the author, Leah Garcés. Over the past few months, news reports of China’s African swine fever

By Leah Garcés

/ 23 Sep 2019

African swine fever’s lesson: Big animal ag is fragile and biohazard suits are not unusual

FDA warns firms for Listeria, rodents, potentially harmful drug residues in livestock

The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a baked goods manufacturer in New York, a ready-to-eat (RTE) food manufacturer in Georgia, and livestock auctioneer in

By News Desk

/ 23 Sep 2019

FDA warns firms for Listeria, rodents, potentially harmful drug residues in livestock

FDA wants to know what the public thinks about food safety plan

With a public meeting and a webinar, the FDA plans to gather input on the plan for it’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” and explain how a new

By News Desk

/ 22 Sep 2019

FDA wants to know what the public thinks about food safety plan

Possible new source for botulism toxin among issues discussed by EU network

European networks tasked with identifying emerging risks discussed 18 potential issues in 2018. They were classified according to hazard with microbiological responsible for 10 issues, two for chemical and other,

By News Desk

/ 22 Sep 2019

Possible new source for botulism toxin among issues discussed by EU network

Latvian officials investigate Salmonella and E. coli illnesses

Officials in Latvia are investigating 40 Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli illnesses with mostly children affected. A total of 36 children and four employees of educational institutions are

By News Desk

/ 21 Sep 2019

Latvian officials investigate Salmonella and E. coli illnesses

Produce markets in U.S. are again getting their fill of Mexican tomatoes

An agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers is now in effect. It means the U.S. border is again open to Mexico’s $2

By News Desk

/ 21 Sep 2019

Produce markets in U.S. are again getting their fill of Mexican tomatoes

Consumer complaints spur recall of some Marie Callender’s frozen entrees

Astrochef LLC of Rockwall, TX, is recalling 11,475 pounds of Marie Callender’s frozen chicken pub style entrees that are labeled as beef pub style entrees for misbranding and

By News Desk

/ 20 Sep 2019

Consumer complaints spur recall of some Marie Callender’s frozen entrees

City health department still mostly mum on E. coli outbreak investigation

Philadelphia officials have added more people to the patient list in an E. coli outbreak that is associated with “shared restaurant exposure.” Earlier this month the Philadelphia Department of Public

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Sep 2019

City health department still mostly mum on E. coli outbreak investigation

Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service isn’t changing the way it deals with non-ambulatory disabled pigs. An animal activist organization, Farm Sanctuary, had petitioned FSIS to have

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Sep 2019

Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover

Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland

Almost 40 people fell ill with norovirus in August in a region of Ireland. Authorities say some were sickened by contaminated food. Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s

By News Desk

/ 20 Sep 2019

Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

Opinion USDA’s Mindy Brashears submitted this column to Food Safety News this week. In the world of food safety, 1993 was a watershed moment. Early that year, hundreds of

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 19 Sep 2019

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

U.S in top three for origin of RASFF notifications

The United States was in the top three countries of origin for notifications in the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) portal last year. The U.S.

By Joe Whitworth

/ 19 Sep 2019

U.S in top three for origin of RASFF notifications

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African swine fever’s lesson: Big animal ag is fragile and biohazard suits are not unusual

FDA warns firms for Listeria, rodents, potentially harmful drug residues in livestock

FDA wants to know what the public thinks about food safety plan

Possible new source for botulism toxin among issues discussed by EU network

Latvian officials investigate Salmonella and E. coli illnesses

Produce markets in U.S. are again getting their fill of Mexican tomatoes

Consumer complaints spur recall of some Marie Callender’s frozen entrees

City health department still mostly mum on E. coli outbreak investigation

Downer pigs will continue to get extra time to recover

Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

U.S in top three for origin of RASFF notifications