A regional court in the Netherlands has found there are issues at a food company but they are not serious enough for it to be shut down. Implicated chia seed was sent to the United
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Plans put forward on UK food safety framework post-Brexit
Three suggestions have been made to improve a food safety framework that sets out how things will work in the United Kingdom now that it has left the European Union.
The Common Framework Scrutiny Committee
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FSA allows co-location of pet and human food production
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has allowed some pet food to be made in the same plant as food for human consumption.
In 2018, the FSA ran a public consultation on the subject with three
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Spain seizes meat and rum in two crackdowns
Spanish authorities have seized more than 120,000 kilos of potentially unsafe meat products.
La Guardia Civil in Spain detained 14 people and investigated another two for their part in labeling and distribution of meat products
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Germany warns of salmon linked to Listeria infections
A significant proportion of listeriosis cases in Germany are caused by eating smoked or cured salmon products, according to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI).
A total of 22 cross-federal state outbreaks of listeriosis have evidence pointing
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Study shows details of UK investigations into Listeria outbreak
Researchers have expanded knowledge of the United Kingdom’s involvement in a multi-country Listeria outbreak.
Twelve patients were detected in the UK between 2015 and 2018 and contaminated sweetcorn was recovered from the freezer of another
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Research shows need to update food safety guidance for pregnant women
Food safety advice for pregnant women has been updated in New Zealand including changes to fish, certain cheeses and pasteurized dairy products.
The focus is Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, methylmercury and caffeine, as these hazards
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Scientists in EFSA program look at cross-contamination in the home
Researchers have modeled and estimated cross-contamination in consumer kitchens during a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) program.
The model was used to work out the impact of cross-contamination routes for different scenarios. Effectiveness of several
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Botulism concerns spur recall of boneless sardines
Clover Leaf Seafoods Corp. is recalling two flavors of boneless sardines because it has been determined that they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism poisoning.
The company triggered the recall, according
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Researchers explore Campylobacter resistance in chickens
Scientists have revealed how genes influence chickens’ resistance to Campylobacter.
Their study, published in the Scientific Reports journal, also identified that when designing control strategies for the bacteria non-genetic factors should be taken into
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Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock
In one of his final acts before leaving the USDA, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed an agreement ending a turf war between his department and the Department of Health and Human Services. It shifts
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