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Some food safety event producers in holding patterns as concerns about coronavirus spread

As coronavirus containment efforts grow across the country, some event organizers, including those who are in charge of food safety conferences, are in wait-and-see mode. Yesterday a top public health

By News Desk

/ 12 Mar 2020

Some food safety event producers in holding patterns as concerns about coronavirus spread

Farm-to-fork plan gets almost 100 comments; irradiation also reviewed

More than 90 comments have been received on the European Commission’s sustainable food plan. The strategy details the regulatory and non-regulatory measures needed to create more efficient, climate-smart systems

By Joe Whitworth

/ 11 Mar 2020

Farm-to-fork plan gets almost 100 comments; irradiation also reviewed

Canned foods, frog legs and cantaloupes among import alert changes

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 11 Mar 2020

Canned foods, frog legs and cantaloupes among import alert changes

New Zealand targets 20 percent decline in foodborne Campylobacter by 2025

New Zealand has set a goal to reduce foodborne Campylobacter infections by 20 percent by 2025. The goal to cut foodborne campylobacteriosis was informed by a study commissioned by New

By News Desk

/ 11 Mar 2020

New Zealand targets 20 percent decline in foodborne Campylobacter by 2025

Fatalities reported in Listeria outbreak traced to imported mushrooms

Four people are dead and at least 36 people across 17 states have been sickened in a three-year Listeria outbreak linked to mushrooms imported from Korea. The virulent strain has

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Mar 2020

Fatalities reported in Listeria outbreak traced to imported mushrooms

Researchers turn to air sampling to detect Campylobacter in chicken flocks

A project led by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has developed a test method to improve the likelihood of identifying Campylobacter-positive chicken flocks. Being able to identify

By News Desk

/ 10 Mar 2020

Researchers turn to air sampling to detect Campylobacter in chicken flocks

New equivalency audit for UK meat was completed under EU regulations

Between USDA’s on-site verification audit of the United Kingdom’s meat inspection system July 15-Aug.2, 2019, and last Friday’s public release of the report, Britain left the

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Mar 2020

New equivalency audit for UK meat was completed under EU regulations

Food recalls in Finland up for fourth consecutive year

Food recalls increased almost 20 percent in Finland this past year, according to data compiled by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). The most common reason for the 200 withdrawals in

By News Desk

/ 10 Mar 2020

Food recalls in Finland up for fourth consecutive year

DG Sante finds flaws in controls for food of non-animal origin in Lithuania

Lithuania is not able to verify whether food of non-animal origin is produced in compliance with EU regulations to prevent contamination with pathogens, according to a recent audit report. DG

By News Desk

/ 9 Mar 2020

Foreign and domestic enforcement efforts target canned food, frozen fish, eggs and more

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 9 Mar 2020

Foreign and domestic enforcement efforts target canned food, frozen fish, eggs and more

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall. This past year, a 107 alerts

By News Desk

/ 8 Mar 2020

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

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

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Mar 2020

FSA outlines controls for producers in raw milk guidance

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World

Some food safety event producers in holding patterns as concerns about coronavirus spread

Farm-to-fork plan gets almost 100 comments; irradiation also reviewed

Canned foods, frog legs and cantaloupes among import alert changes

New Zealand targets 20 percent decline in foodborne Campylobacter by 2025

Fatalities reported in Listeria outbreak traced to imported mushrooms

Researchers turn to air sampling to detect Campylobacter in chicken flocks

New equivalency audit for UK meat was completed under EU regulations

Food recalls in Finland up for fourth consecutive year

DG Sante finds flaws in controls for food of non-animal origin in Lithuania

Foreign and domestic enforcement efforts target canned food, frozen fish, eggs and more

FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland

FSA outlines controls for producers in raw milk guidance

Your Support Protects Public Health