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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

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

Peering into 2019: Names to watch

Opinion Editor’s note: In recent days we’ve recapped top news from 2018. Today we look toward 2019 and some of the names we expect to see in the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 30 Dec 2018

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

Contributed Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also urge the public to avoid eating raw meat dishes. The agency has documented numerous outbreaks in relation to

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 30 Dec 2018

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

EU’s notable 2018 food safety events

Opinion It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Dec 2018

Tri-state warning issued after New York resident suffers rare Brucellosis infection

A New York resident sickened with Brucellosis by raw milk from Pennsylvania has state agricultural officials warning residents in a three-state region about the threat. Importing unpasteurized, raw milk

By News Desk

/ 29 Dec 2018

Tri-state warning issued after New York resident suffers rare Brucellosis infection

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Dec 2018

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

Norway investigates Listeria infections; Sweden, Denmark report on Campylobacter and Salmonella

Norwegian authorities are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected six people. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported an increase in cases of people infected

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Dec 2018

Norway investigates Listeria infections; Sweden, Denmark report on Campylobacter and Salmonella

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

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

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Complaints about ‘extraneous materials’ prompt nationwide sausage recall

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

Peering into 2019: Names to watch

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

EU’s notable 2018 food safety events

Tri-state warning issued after New York resident suffers rare Brucellosis infection

Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS

Norway investigates Listeria infections; Sweden, Denmark report on Campylobacter and Salmonella