Mega-producer JBS USA has banned the use of ractopamine in the hogs it purchases because it sees a trade opportunity with China where the growth drug remains prohibited. JBS, owned by JBS S.A. based in
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Danish levels of antimicrobial resistance in animals and meat stable
A report giving an overview of antimicrobial use and resistance in Denmark has been published by Statens Serum Institute and the National Food Institute.
The Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Program (DANMAP) monitors
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U.S. sent meat from German firm linked to Listeria outbreak
The United States is one of more than 20 countries that may have received meat from a German company linked to a Listeria outbreak.
Potentially contaminated products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren were distributed
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Role of toxin in seriousness of E. coli infection
Scientists have looked at why humans infected with E. coli are more likely to suffer serious symptoms after studying toxins produced by the bacteria.
The team found that a toxin produced by naturally-occurring E. coli
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Undercooked pork a factor in Singapore’s Hepatitis E increase
Some of the rise in hepatitis E infections in Singapore may be linked to eating undercooked pork, according to a study.
The research led by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) found that incidence of hepatitis
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Chicken recall No. 13 in Canada; U.S. still looking for outbreak cause
Another recall involving diced chicken is underway amidst an international listeriosis outbreak. This time it’s chicken salad packaged for Canada’s Longo’s grocery chain.
The country already has seen 12 recall notices for diced chicken products
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Tomatoes linked to Salmonella outbreak in Sweden; 71 infected
Tomatoes are the probable source of a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden that affected 70 people, according to public health officials.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) identified 71 infections from 11 counties that belonged to
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Study offers insight into revised E. coli guidelines in Norway
A revision of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli guidelines in Norway was helped by a survey and new scientific evidence.
In autumn 2016, Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) guidelines were modified accounting for evidence on the
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Rubio and Menendez call for foreign investment probe of JBS, SA
Two U.S. Senators want an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions to conduct an open-ended review of Brazil’s JBS S.A., which owns Greeley, CO-based JBS USA.
Sens. Marco Rubio, R-FL, and Bob Menendez, D-NJ,
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Dutch airline may have served Listeria contaminated meat
Dutch airline KLM has issued a warning after it came out that meat products contaminated with Listeria may have been served on some of its flights.
The RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the
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EFSA wants comments on health risks from aflatoxins in food
EFSA has launched a public comment period on risks to public health from aflatoxins in food.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) concluded dietary exposure of the
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