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AU: Schreurs & Sons receive Excellence in R&D Adoption award for electrolysed water system
Congratulations to Schreurs & Sons on being awarded the AUSVEG VIC Award for Excellence in R&D Adoption. In the video below, Chris Schreur (Director, Business and …
AU: Research Check: can tea towels cause food poisoning?
The Conversation: Aside from being up to the task of drying our dishes, we don’t usually give the humble tea towel much thought. But this week it’s being blamed for causing food poisoning. But there’s no cause for concern. Yes, bacteria can accumulate on tea towels, especially when they’re infrequently washed and don’t dry out between use. But most of the bacteria the researchers found on tea towels are not responsible for food poisoning or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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UK: Tesco and Ocado join new traceability platform
Fresh Produce Journal: Tesco and Ocado have become the first retailers to sign commercial contracts for using a new traceability platform called productDNA, which promotes transparency in the supply chain. Both are now approaching their suppliers to start implementing the service, developed by business standards organisation GS1 UK, into their businesses.
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NZ: Introduction to Food Safety Plans
Compac: When processing food and beverages, or anything related to food production, a company’s hygiene strategy directly affects production quality and profitability. Poorly cleaned equipment or unsafe conditions for food processing can lead to an inferior or potentially harmful product.
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AU: Get ready for the single use plastic bag ban from 1 July with this food safety advice
Food Safety Information Council: The Food Safety Information Council today launched its food safety advice for re-usable shopping bags in the lead up to the single use plastic bag ban on 1 July 2018. Rachelle Williams, Council Chair, said Queensland, Victoria and WA will ban single use plastic bags from 1 July, joining the ACT, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania who have had bans in place for several years. Although NSW will not have a ban, Coles and Woolworths have undertaken to phase out single use plastic bags nationally.
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US: Caito joins big melon recall after CDC reports 60 ill in Salmonella outbreak
Food Safety News: Caito Foods recalled fresh melon Saturday after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 60 people, sending 32 to hospitals. The CDC is warning the public to not to eat pre-cut cantaloupe and watermelon from certain retailers and to throw it away if they don’t know where it’s from.
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CN: Alibaba Cloud to tackle food production and safety with AI
Technode: Alibaba Cloud aims to increase efficiency and revenue for China’s farmers while improving food safety for consumers through the use of big data and artificial intelligence. It’s new platform, dubbed ET Agricultural Brain, was launched in Shanghai on May 7. The system is already being used by Tequ Group, a large food and farming enterprise, on its pig farms in Sichuan province. Additionally, Haisheng Group and Guoqiang Modern Farming have implemented the platform on their fruit and vegetable farms.
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AU: Hepatitis A death linked to frozen pomegranate recall
ABC News: A South Australian woman has died after contracting hepatitis A from recalled frozen pomegranate. SA Health chief medical officer and chief public health officer Professor Paddy Phillips revealed the 64-year-old woman died last Wednesday after “some time” in hospital.
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US: Romaine crisis creates anxiety for local farmers, but false claims about food safety hurt the industry
Fresh Fruit Portal: Very often the produce industry can be its own worst enemy. Because the crop is perishable and few growers are national or global producers, there is a constant desire to differentiate various growing regions.
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NZ: NZ Food Safety to raise the profile of food safety in NZ – O’Connor
Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor says the establishment of New Zealand Food Safety will help raise the profile of food safety for all New Zealanders. Minister O’Connor launched New Zealand Food Safety at WelTech School of Hospitality in Wellington.
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