Seventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer.
Sixteen males and one female aged 23 to 76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene
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2020 Food Safety Summit aims to address emerging issues
Food safety isn’t just about rules and regs and corporate bottom lines. It’s about public trust and safety and that’s going to be a primary focus at the 22nd annual Food Safety Summit.
“Every day
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ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective
The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
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Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
Opinion
Dear Editor,
Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed
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Salmonella test results prompt company to recall tahini
Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Alkanater brand Tahina because of possible Salmonella contamination discovered during government testing.
Officials in Canada did not report how much tahini is covered by the recall, and distribution details were
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CFIA announces frozen ground veal recall after a positive E. coli test
No illnesses are yet
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More Premo and Fresh Grab sandwiches added to recall out of Listeria fears
Lipari Foods has added to the recall of previously announced Premo and Fresh Grab sandwiches because of potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. A supplier notified the company of the potential contamination.
Aramark investigated in apparent norovirus outbreak at Yosemite
A spate of gastrointestinal illnesses at Yosemite National Park has spurred a federal investigation. The company that runs the foodservice, Aramark, is taking a wait and see position.
Aramark, with its headquarters in Philadelphia, has
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More than 1,000 sick in France from contaminated raw shellfish
The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.
A total of 1,033 people have been sickened
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Lawsuit challenges USDA’s New Swine Inspection System; cites public safety
Opinion
Today (Jan. 13, 2019,) Center for Food Safety (CFS), Food & Water Watch (FWW), and two supporting members filed an actionagainst the U.S. Department of Agriculture for issuing New Swine Inspection System (NSIS)
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