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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

By News Desk

/ 3 Jan 2020

Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed

Poland tries to tackle Salmonella in poultry problem

Poland is trying to tackle the high and increasing number of alerts linked to Salmonella in poultry products made in the country. DG Sante, the European Commission’s unit for

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 Jan 2020

Poland tries to tackle Salmonella in poultry problem

USDA inspection team returning to Brazil to check on promised corrections

Brazil is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on corrective actions the South American country must take to keep its food

By News Desk

/ 31 Dec 2019

USDA inspection team returning to Brazil to check on promised corrections

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

The Listeria outbreak linked to a brand of polony in South Africa had a negative impact on student’s consumption patterns of cold meat, according to researchers. The study analyzed

By News Desk

/ 31 Dec 2019

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

Korea’s food safety regulations for poultry found equivalent to U.S.

Su Jin Kong, the imported food policy director for the Republic of Korea, learned on Dec.16 that his country’s regulation for processed poultry products continues to be equivalent

By News Desk

/ 30 Dec 2019

Korea’s food safety regulations for poultry found equivalent to U.S.

Salmonella among issues at top of consumers’ awareness in Germany

Salmonella in food is one of the issues that tops consumer awareness — coming in at 95 percent — but more than three quarters of Germans still consider food to be safe,

By Joe Whitworth

/ 30 Dec 2019

Salmonella among issues at top of consumers’ awareness in Germany

Import alerts include frog legs, pig ears, seafood

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

/ 29 Dec 2019

Import alerts include frog legs, pig ears, seafood

Shigella sickens eight in Norway; link to peas from Kenya

Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Shigella linked to sugar peas, also referred to as sugar snaps, from Kenya. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet), local authorities

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Dec 2019

Shigella sickens eight in Norway; link to peas from Kenya

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Researchers say they believe they have found a cheap method to identify bacteria in a few hours on a mobile-phone-sized device. The bacterial identification method, called ON-rep-seq, examines strain-specific fragments

By News Desk

/ 26 Dec 2019

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan

A ban on serving raw beef liver in restaurants in Japan has not decreased the number of E. coli infections in the country, according to a study. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli

By News Desk

/ 26 Dec 2019

Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan

Our world view of 2019’s Top 10 food safety stories

Commentary Editor’s note: Today, Food Safety News looks back at the Top 10 most important food safety news events for 2019. We’ve shared our annual rankings with our

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Dec 2019

Our world view of 2019’s Top 10 food safety stories

Warning letters sent to two seafood processing facilities and cheese manufacturing facility

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

/ 23 Dec 2019

Warning letters sent to two seafood processing facilities and cheese manufacturing facility

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World

Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed

Poland tries to tackle Salmonella in poultry problem

USDA inspection team returning to Brazil to check on promised corrections

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

Korea’s food safety regulations for poultry found equivalent to U.S.

Salmonella among issues at top of consumers’ awareness in Germany

Import alerts include frog legs, pig ears, seafood

Shigella sickens eight in Norway; link to peas from Kenya

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan

Our world view of 2019’s Top 10 food safety stories

Warning letters sent to two seafood processing facilities and cheese manufacturing facility

Your Support Protects Public Health