This year’s Dirty Dozen list from the Environmental Working Group opens with a statement about COVID-19 and food safety, encouraging consumers to continue to eat fresh fruits and vegetables during the pandemic.
Officials with the non-profit organization also say certain leafy greens, including kale and spinach, are among the fresh
Continue Reading Some leafy greens added to Dirty Dozen, strawberries still at top of the EWG’s list
The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.
An audit led by DG SANTE assessed official control systems in production and processing of food of non-animal origin
Continue Reading EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand has published updated food safety guidelines for the industry.
The group is an industry-led organization established in 2013.
The guidelines are designed to achieve greater consistency in the development, implementation and auditing of fresh produce food safety programs. It provides an
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The government’s response to tampering of Australian strawberries with needles this past year was timely but areas to improve have been identified in a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) report.
These include centralizing incident coordination to include relevant government agencies such as police, and improving the consistency and messaging
Continue Reading Recommendations made in strawberry tampering report
Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand.
Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member’s Bill to protect people from food safety threats by “reckless pranksters” or people intent on “economic sabotage.”
“Recent events
Continue Reading Stricter food contamination penalties proposed in New Zealand
A Danish study has looked at sources of Campylobacter infection to help improve national prevention guidelines.
Researchers from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and University of Copenhagen led a case-control study among Danes aged one to 30 years from January to December 2016. People in this age bracket are believed
Continue Reading Danish researchers find ground beef, strawberries often behind Campylobacter illnesses
A 50-year-old woman has been charged in relation to contamination of strawberries with sewing needles in Australia.
My Ut Trinh was arrested on Sunday and appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, Nov. 12. She had worked as a supervisor at a strawberry farm, according to officials.
She was charged with
Continue Reading Former strawberry farm worker charged; allegedly put needles in strawberries
The scare about sewing needles in strawberries first identified in Australia has spread to New Zealand.
Officials with Countdown, a supermarket in New Zealand, said needles were found in a punnet of strawberries from Western Australia, which was bought in one of its supermarkets in Auckland. The Choice brand of
Continue Reading Needles in strawberries tampering issue hits New Zealand
Sewing needles have been found in six brands of strawberries sold at Woolworths in four Australian states.
Queensland authorities warned people who bought the Berry Obsession, Berry Licious, Love Berry, Donnybrook Berries, Delightful Strawberries, and Oasis brands of strawberries in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria
Continue Reading Police investigating after needles found in Australian strawberries
The Top 10 most important outbreaks of 2016, according to the editors of Food Safety News, are presented here. Outbreaks were chosen for the list on a subjective basis, ranked by the number of fatalities and then the number of illnesses for outbreaks involving more than a single state.
The
Continue Reading The Top 10 most important foodborne outbreaks of 2016
