The FDA is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule that would allow the use of ultrafiltered milk in certain cheeses and cheese products. The move will give consumers and others an additional
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FSA outlines controls for producers in raw milk guidance
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has developed a guidance document for producers of raw drinking milk in England and Wales.
The guidance has been produced in response to increasing sales and outbreaks related to unpasteurized
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Survey shows slight rise in concern about food safety in UK
The concern of consumers about food safety in the United Kingdom has gone up based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Findings from November this past year show 45 percent
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Kansas Senate permits on-the-farm raw milk sales with warning labels
The Kansas Senate, on a 37-3 vote, has sent the House a bill permitting on-the-farm sales of raw milk with the requirement it is sold with a warning label because the product is not pasteurized.
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Study finds that raw milk cheese is a safety concern
Raw milk products are a safety concern for consumers, according to a recent study.
Cheese made with unpasteurized milk is a safety concern because of possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the study by the U.S.
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Study compares raw milk Campylobacter cases to those from other sources
Researchers in New Zealand have compared cases of raw milk-associated campylobacteriosis with those who did not report drinking this product before illness.
Campylobacteriosis is the most common notifiable disease in New Zealand. While risk is
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Scientists say raw milk testing in England ineffective
The current testing regime in England for unpasteurized milk is not fit for purpose, according to researchers describing a 2016 Campylobacter outbreak that sickened 69 people.
They say there was a need for regular microbiological
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State finds Listeria in raw milk — warns consumers, shuts down dairy operations
Officials have shut down operations at a raw milk dairy and are warning consumers against using unpasteurized milk from Pennings Farm because of positive tests for potentially deadly Listeria monocytogenes.
Initial and followup testing showed
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Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited
Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli and Listeria infections all went up while Salmonella declined, according to the 2018 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
Campylobacter remained the top foodborne pathogen. The country has a performance
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Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed
Pathogens in raw milk, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were discussed at the annual meeting of a European microbial risk assessment network.
A total of 25 European Union countries as well as Switzerland and Norway are
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We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble
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It’s Dec. 24, do you know where your name is?
Here at Food Safety News we’ve been checking the year-end Naughty & Nice Lists and we’re ready to nominate some names. When it comes
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