Food Safety News (Page 970)

Crucial federal food safety inspections, recalls, investigations continue despite partial shutdown of government

Here’s the situation regarding food safety on Day 13 of the partial government shutdown: As yet, there are no worries. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jan 2019

Crucial federal food safety inspections, recalls, investigations continue despite partial shutdown of government

Listeria infections fall in England and Wales; Europe sees increase

The number of listeriosis cases in 2017 in England and Wales dropped to its lowest level for at least a decade, according to Public Health England (PHE). A total of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 3 Jan 2019

Listeria infections fall in England and Wales; Europe sees increase

‘Customer’ finds Listeria in Oskri Organics’ product; recall initiated

Oskri Organics Corp. is recalling tahini butter and sunflower butter, saying a “customer” randomly tested one of the products and found Listeria monocytogenes. Oskri did not indicate whether the customer

By News Desk

/ 3 Jan 2019

‘Customer’ finds Listeria in Oskri Organics’ product; recall initiated

EU labs earn high marks on Salmonella typing test

A quality control test on Salmonella typing has revealed positive results among European laboratories. National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) of the 28 European Union member states were able to assign the

By News Desk

/ 3 Jan 2019

EU labs earn high marks on Salmonella typing test

Coming in 2019: Europe and Asia

Opinion Predictions are often a dangerous game. There is no such thing as zero risk so we can be fairly confident 2019 will bring recalls and outbreaks. We are still

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 Jan 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Contributed To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 2 Jan 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

Opinion Pop quiz: When is food food? When are foodborne pathogens pathogens? When will government act? When will businesses do the right thing? I’ve no doubt these questions, in

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Jan 2019

Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

Stricter penalties now in place for food hygiene offenses in Singapore

Effectively immediately, establishments involved in food poisoning incidents in Singapore face stronger penalties, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Agri Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 Jan 2019

Stricter penalties now in place for food hygiene offenses in Singapore

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Contributed Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 31 Dec 2018

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Complaints about ‘extraneous materials’ prompt nationwide sausage recall

Alabama’s R. L. Zeigler Company Inc. recalled more than 11,600 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) poultry and meat sausage products Sunday after receiving consumer complaints about extraneous

By News Desk

/ 31 Dec 2018

Complaints about ‘extraneous materials’ prompt nationwide sausage recall

Alcohol content doesn’t matter; raw eggs can spike your nog with Salmonella

Contributed Editor’s note: This consumer advice column, by FDA staff working with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, was originally published on www.foodsafety.gov. Please remember,

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration

/ 31 Dec 2018