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FAO and WHO to relook at Listeria in RTE foods

By Joe Whitworth on October 2, 2020

FAO and WHO experts are to look again at Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.

The move by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is due to developments in…
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Seafood processors, RTE meals manufacturing facility warned by FDA

By Kelsey M. Mackin on September 9, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a seafood processor in Chile, Greece, and India and a Ready-To-Eat (RTE) salad, sandwich, and institutional meals manufacturing facility in New York because inspectors found…
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Spain sees increasing Listeria hospitalization rate

By News Desk on May 31, 2019

Nearly 5,700 listeriosis-related hospitalizations occurred in Spain in less than 20 years, according to researchers.

Results suggest an increasing trend of listeriosis infection and hospitalization rates in Spain during the study period. In the past…
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FSS clarifies position on STEC bacteria in ready-to-eat foods

By News Desk on February 26, 2019

Presence of any Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in ready-to-eat food is a potential risk to health, regardless of strain or genetic fingerprint, according to Food Standards Scotland (FSS).

The agency says it wants to…
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EU unveils food safety audit priorities for 2019

By Joe Whitworth on January 22, 2019

More than a third of audits and fact-finding missions by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) will deal with food safety this year.

The EC plans to conduct up to…
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FSA wants views on E. coli O157 guidance revision

By News Desk on November 14, 2018

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for views on proposed changes to its E. coli O157 guidance.

The document helps businesses comply with food hygiene legislation and control cross-contamination with E. coli O157.…
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Ruth’s salad maker warned for Listeria in production facility

By News Desk on December 4, 2017

B & H Foods in North Carolina is on notice from the FDA because the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes has been confirmed repeatedly during the past five years at its facilities.

“Based on FDA’s…
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