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NAMI petitions SCOTUS for writ of certiorari over California’s Prop 12

By Dan Flynn on March 4, 2021

The State of California has until April 2 to respond to a Petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).

Attorneys for NAMI say…
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Norway analyzes COVID-19 impact on other infections

By Joe Whitworth on March 4, 2021

The decline in testing referrals for certain diseases during the coronavirus pandemic was greatest for foodborne and waterborne infections, according to an analysis in Norway.

The project compares the number of referrals for diagnostic testing…
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Virtual conference to explore consumer food safety behavior

By News Desk on March 4, 2021

The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) is hosting the Consumer Food Safety Education Virtual Conference, March 9-12. The conference is dedicated to consumer food safety education.

“COVID-19 has us shining a spotlight on…
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FSAI records rise in illegal food business investigations

By News Desk on March 4, 2021

Irish officials investigated almost 50 unregistered food businesses in 2020 which is more than double the figure from the year before.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) was part of enquiries into 47 unregistered…
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Sources for 2 out of 3 outbreaks so far this year remain unknown

By News Desk on March 4, 2021

The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams so far this year. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with investigations ongoing, others may…
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Raw dog food tests positive for Salmonella, Listeria; FDA cites danger to humans

By News Desk on March 3, 2021

Bravo Packing Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ, is recalling all of its raw frozen pet food — ground beef and  “Performance Dog” — after tests showed contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

The FDA is…
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Parnell brothers are also asking for ‘compassionate release’

By Dan Flynn on March 3, 2021

Food Safety News has learned that brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell are quietly working for “compassionate release” under the First Step Act, which is a Trump-era prison reform that has seen thousands released from…
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New report shows Listeria up, other diseases down in Europe in 2019

By Joe Whitworth on March 3, 2021

Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli infections declined in Europe but Listeria monocytogenes infections went up in 2019, according to figures from the zoonoses report.

Campylobacteriosis was the top infection followed by Salmonellosis, Shiga toxin-producing E.…
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Researchers describe outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia

By News Desk on March 3, 2021

Abstracts from a cancelled event have been issued on outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia.

The conference abstracts were scheduled to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious Diseases in September 2020 in Kuala…
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Re-inspection issue forces recall of 150 tons of corned beef from Australia

By News Desk on March 2, 2021

A California company is recalling almost 300,000 pounds of ready-to-eat corned beef that was imported and distributed in the United States without the benefit of import re-inspection, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection…
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