Timed to coincide with the third round of talks over renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, two Canadian think tanks are suggesting NAFTA 2.0 should include a bilateral food protection system.
The Canadian
Continue Reading Joint Canada-U.S. food safety idea floated during NAFTA talks
The popularity of fresh papaya in some ethnic cuisine is resulting in a disproportionate number of Hispanics being infected in four ongoing Salmonella outbreaks.
With 235 laboratory confirmed infections as of this week, the Centers
Continue Reading Papaya Salmonella outbreak slams Hispanic population in U.S.
Federal and state officials are investigating another deadly Salmonella outbreak traced to papayas imported from Mexico, but they have not named retailers that sold the contaminated fruit.
At least 14 people across Arizona, California and
Continue Reading CDC discovers fourth Salmonella outbreak linked to papayas
Editor’s note: Because the Salmonella outbreaks traced to fresh papayas have effected a disproportionate number of Hispanic people, we are providing this link to the FDA’s recall notice in Spanish. Please share it with people
Continue Reading More papayas with Salmonella; Bravo Produce recalls fruit
The victim count in ongoing Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas from Mexico has topped 200, with U.S.
Continue Reading Papaya Salmonella cases top 200; more farms implicated
The CDC posted this photo with its outbreak notice, describing maradol papayas as large, oval fruits that weigh 3 or more pounds, with green skins that turn yellow when the fruit
Continue Reading Papaya pathogen problems persist
Outbreaks of Salmonella and other pathogens in fresh produce are unfortunately relatively frequent occurrences. This is true, particularly with imported Mexican papaya.
Neither the Food and Drug Administration nor the Centers for Disease Control have
Continue Reading Could the ongoing Salmonella outbreak have been prevented?
The Salmonella outbreak traced to whole, fresh papayas from a farm in Southern Mexico continues to spread, with a 25 percent increase in victims in the past week.
Two more states are reporting confirmed illnesses
Continue Reading Papaya Salmonella outbreak continues to spread; 21 states hit
Editor’s note: (To read FDA and CDC outbreak updates in Spanish, click on these links:)
Para leer las actualizaciones de brotes de FDA y CDC en español, haga clic en estos enlaces:
FDA https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm568393.htm
CDC
Continue Reading Papaya-related Salmonella victim count triples in 3 weeks
A third produce importer in the U.S. is recalling whole, fresh maradol papayas grown and packed by Carica de Campeche in Mexico because a deadly, ongoing Salmonella outbreak has been traced to papayas from the
Continue Reading Third importer recalls Mexican papayas in Salmonella outbreak
