New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has announced the release of new guidance document from the Produce Traceability Blue Ribbon Task Force that he says will help to further strengthen New York’s produce
Continue Reading New York announces guidance to strengthen the produce supply system
Food safety advice has been offered following several floods in eastern Australia in the past few weeks.
Flooding and heavy rain in Queensland and New South Wales has caused power outages and roads to be
Continue Reading Food safety tips issued after Australian floods
According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers.
The study, titled “A trait-based framework for predicting
Continue Reading Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others
Almost 450 people have fallen ill in Finland with salad from Sweden suspected to be the source of infection.
Officials in the city of Jyväskylä are investigating Salmonella cases and absence of children and staff
Continue Reading Hundreds, mainly children, sick in large Salmonella outbreak
Beef products are one of the main sources of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections around the world, according to a report published by the FAO and WHO. Fresh produce was also a significant source.
The
Continue Reading Beef one of top sources for STEC infections – FAO and WHO world report
An audit in Chile has found there is no official sample system to verify compliance with European standards to control microbiological contamination in the food of non-animal origin.
For primary production, there is no risk-based
Continue Reading Audit finds lack of official controls for EU exports in Chile
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part opinion piece. To read part one, please click here.
In the previous article, I wrote about the decades-old public health problem of poultry-borne salmonellosis.
Continue Reading Reality of our world: Money trumps altruism in the quest for safer poultry
Researchers from a German institute have expanded knowledge about produce harboring antibiotic resistance genes that often escape traditional molecular detection methods.
These antibiotic resistance genes might evade cultivation-independent detection, but could still be transferred to
Continue Reading Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes on leafy greens
Federal officials issued a public health alert Monday night warning people to watch for signs of parasitic infections if they have eaten any of more than two dozen varieties of wraps and salads sold nationwide
Continue Reading Parasite risk in wraps, salads spurs warning; romaine blamed
Increasing demand in the U.S. for year-round access to all foods means more foreign food in grocery stores and that means more foodborne illness outbreaks from imported food.
Writing for the March edition of Emerging
Continue Reading Imported food sickens more Americans than ever
