The USDA’s Foreign Audit Reports for Japan and Israel have been released during the past week. Japan’s food safety systems for raw intact beef products were the subject of fieldwork from July 19 to August
Continue Reading The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the U.S.
Strauss Group has been given permission to restart a factory in Israel that was shut months because of Salmonella findings.
The confectionery manufacturing site in Nof Hagalil will gradually return to production following a thorough
Continue Reading Strauss gets approval to reopen chocolate plant after Salmonella closure
Strauss Group’s profit has been heavily dented by a chocolate recall because of Salmonella and the related closure of a production plant in Israel.
The company showed growth in some areas but this was offset
Continue Reading Strauss feels the impact of Salmonella related to chocolate recall and site shutdown
Strauss Group has estimated the impact of Salmonella illnesses and related recalls to be about U.S. $33 million on first quarter financial results.
The company said net profit for the first quarter of 2022 is
Continue Reading Strauss warns of profit impact due to Salmonella incident
More than 20 people could be sick in Israel in a Salmonella outbreak because of chocolate products made by Strauss.
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 21 patients of various ages are linked to the
Continue Reading Strauss products linked to Salmonella infections in Israel
Production has been stopped at a confectionery factory in Israel because of Salmonella concerns, with affected products also sent to the United States.
Strauss’ Elite-branded chocolate items such as cakes, wafers, energy grain snacks,
Continue Reading Israeli Salmonella chocolate recall spreads to the U.S.
Researchers have provided details on a Brucellosis outbreak in Israel linked to commercially sold, unregulated camel milk.
Brucella infection traced to a single brand of unpasteurized, raw camel milk was diagnosed in 19 patients during
Continue Reading Studies highlight Brucella outbreaks linked to raw milk
Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages.
Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can measure methanol levels. When placed
Continue Reading Researchers develop device to measure methanol in alcohol
Israel exports ready-to-eat fully cooked and not shelf-stable poultry products to the United States. And those exports may continue, according to a report by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
That’s because Israel has
Continue Reading Israel’s food safety inspections found equivalent to USA for poultry exports
At least 13 people have died in Israel since the start of 2018 because of methanol poisoning from alcohol, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The agency reported these were only incidents examined in
Continue Reading Israel issues adulterated alcohol warning following deaths
