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AU: Rockmelon Listeria: Rombola Family Farms named as source of outbreak
ABC News: The rockmelon farm at the centre of the deadly listeria outbreak has been revealed as Rombola Family Farms, authorities have confirmed. The NSW Food Authority said it was working closely with the farm, located in the NSW Riverina, to determine the exact cause of the outbreak. Four people died and there have been 17 confirmed cases of listeriosis nationally, linked to the contaminated rockmelons.
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US: HACCP vs. HARPC: A Comparison
Food Safety Magazine: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) share more than just four letters. They’re both food safety standards based on prevention, but they do differ on execution.
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AU: Country of Origin labelling – how to get it right
Food & Beverage: Do you have a country of origin label on your food? Do you have “Made in Australia” or something similar on your packaging? Or is your food product imported? You need to be aware that as of 1 July 2016, new laws were introduced requiring a lot more information to be included on food packaging. There is a two-year transition period before the laws become mandatory.
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AU: Foodporn helps researcher hungry for data to curb gastro disease Campylobacter
ABC News: A Darwin-based researcher with the University of Queensland is hoping that our culture of obsessive food documentation — foodporn — will eventually improve prevention of a widespread gastrointestinal disease.
Read Article →AU: Food quality boss triumphs as ‘a woman and a black lady’ orchardist
ABC News: As a technical manager at Geoffrey Thompson Holdings in Shepparton, northern Victoria, Ms Oladele was often mistaken for a backpacker looking for fruit picking work. She said two things had worked against her. “[Being] a woman and a black lady,” she laughed. “My end theme is to make sure the customer gets their fruit for the fruit bowl, of the right quality,” she said.
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ZA: Polokwane processed meat factory responsible for listeriosis outbreak in South Africa
The Citizen: Processed food manufacturers Enterprise and Rainbow Chicken Limited (RCL) have been issued with safety recall notices following the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Sunday. As of March 2, the total number of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases had risen to 948 since January 2018.
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AU: Raw eggs to blame for Salmonella spike in WA, health authorities say
ABC News: Raw and runny eggs are the strongest link to soaring Salmonella food poisoning cases in Western Australia, compared to NSW, where the number has fallen. In 2017 salmonella cases in WA were more than double the five-year average, according to the latest WA Health Department’s OzFoodNet report
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AU: Listeriosis outbreak linked to rockmelon
The NSW Food Authority is advising consumers who are most vulnerable to Listeria infection such as older persons, and people who have weakened immune systems due to illness or pregnancy, to avoid eating rockmelon after a recent spike in listeriosis cases in elderly people has been linked to the fruit.
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US: Benefits of GS1 DataBar
Produce Marketing Association:Â The implementation of GS1 DataBar barcodes on PLU stickers has many advantages to both retailers and suppliers.
Read Article →US: Produce industry keeping tabs on blockchain
The Packer: An unfamiliar concept for many at the start of 2017, blockchain now has sufficient interest from the produce industry that the Produce Marketing Association has formed a task force to follow its development and will be working with retailer pilots of the technology.
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