Eggs are the main food source of Salmonella outbreaks in Europe, according to a study.
From a list of 18 food sources, eggs and egg products were the most important source of salmonellosis outbreaks, followed
Continue Reading Study finds most EU Salmonella outbreaks involve eggs
A Massachusetts law that would mangle the pork trade in New England is on hold until the Supreme Court decides the California Proposition 12 case.
Like California, Massachusetts wants to impose its housing standards for
A study has pointed to a reduction in Salmonella contamination rates of frozen breaded chicken sold in the United Kingdom.
Frozen, breaded, ready-to-cook chicken products have a browned, cooked external appearance, which may be perceived
Continue Reading UK survey shows Salmonella decline in frozen breaded chicken
Hundreds of people in a Mexican municipality have fallen ill with the suspicion falling on meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.
Officials in Seyé, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, said the incident involves up to 500
Continue Reading Hundreds sick in Mexico linked to Clenbuterol in meat
Researchers have highlighted high levels of drug resistant Salmonella in pork in Vietnam.
Efforts were led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in England who looked at antibiotic resistance in
Continue Reading Study finds high levels of AMR Salmonella in pork in Vietnam
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This column addresses Docket No. FSIS-2019-0023 “Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact Pork Cuts and Related Agency Verification” For
Continue Reading FSIS: More testing not preventing
Almost 50 cases of Trichinella infection have been detected in a region of Argentina.
The Ministry of Health of Córdoba is now reporting 46 cases of trichinosis, which is up from the 13 infections the
Continue Reading Nearly 50 sick with Trichinella infections in Argentina
Californians won’t have to endure a price-escalating bacon shortage. California’s Superior Court for Sacramento County has halted enforcement of Proposition 12 because the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) hasn’t yet released final regulations
Continue Reading California judge rules Prop 12 pork sales provisions cannot be enforced without regulations
Officials in Switzerland have been unable to find what was behind an increase in hepatitis E infections that affected more than 100 people in 2021.
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recorded a rise
Continue Reading Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated
During the pandemic, virtual inspections of restaurants and domestic food manufacturers became standard. Remote audits of foreign inspection practices are part of that new normal.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Jan. 5 released
Continue Reading USDA’s remote audit gives a pass to Poland’s pork inspection system
