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US: Norovirus runs through 8th cruise in a row
Food Safety News: For the eighth consecutive voyage on Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess, passengers became violently ill from a norovirus outbreak. Since the end of 2017 into the first two months of this year, passengers sailing from Australia described outbreaks of violent vomiting.
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US: Supply chain and food safety culture – sector leaders sharing their challenges and recommended practices
Food Safety Magazine: Culture—organizational, food safety, etc.—is the new black. Once it was Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), then the Food Safety Modernization Act; at the moment, we all talk about culture as the key to improving food safety performance.
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US: Control of Listeria monocytogenes on food-contact and noncontact surfaces by antimicrobial coatings
Food Safety Magazine: As a supplement to routine sanitation, antimicrobial coatings as a means of continuous protection against biofilm formation have attracted interest. Antimicrobial coatings are based on several principles, the simplest (first generation) being as a protective coating to cover or prevent scratches that would provide nucleation sites for biofilm formation.
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NZ: GM or not GM? Food watchdog reviews new products
NZ Herald: New Zealand’s food standards watchdog is reviewing how rules might apply to a new generation of products that can be altered genetically, but without any introduced DNA. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a consultation paper around how laws should apply to food derived from new breeding techniques, or NBTs.
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DE: Invitation to public consultation of the GLOBALG.A.P. FSMA add-on module
GLOBALG.A.P.: GLOBALG.A.P. has led a Focus Group in the development of an add-on to the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard for Fruit & Vegetables that will complete coverage of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. The add-on content is based on GLOBALG.A.P.’s FSMA User’s Guide and Self-Assessment published in December 2016.
Read the full article at the GLOBALG.A.P. website
ZA: SA gripped by ‘listeria hysteria’ as hunt for source continues
Times Live: The number of confirmed listeriosis cases is now 872, and 164 of those have died – up from 107 last week. The current mortality rate is a staggering 27%. As listeria is killed during the cooking process, the culprit is thought to be a ready-to-eat food, fruit, or vegetables.
Read the full article at the Times Live website
AU: Citrus growers called to upgrade to new food safety system
Citrus Australia: A significant change in how citrus growers manage food safety is imminent with peak industry body Citrus Australia calling on growers to get on board now and take advantage of available help.
Read the full article at the Citrus Australia website
US: Michigan posts 25th hepatitis A death; restaurant worker sick
Food Safety News: An outbreak of hepatitis A has claimed another life in Michigan. Also, another restaurant worker has tested positive for the highly contagious virus, exposing an unknown number of people who ate at a Red Lobster in the past month. The outbreak … has sickened more than 1,600 people and killed at least 46.
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CA: Island company buys chemical imaging machine that identifies foreign objects and potato defects
The Guardian: A million-dollar investment into a chemical imaging machine is giving a P.E.I. business a peek inside potatoes without removing the peel and, in so doing, improving the quality and safety of potatoes for Islanders.
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CA: Norovirus-contaminated raspberries likely caused deaths in Quebec
Montreal Gazette: Frozen raspberries imported from China made hundreds of people sick in Quebec last summer and probably resulted in multiple deaths, according to recent public health report.
Read the full article at the Montreal Gazette