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US: Deadly outbreak tied to romaine ongoing; no recall, few details
Food Safety News: Little information is available to the public in the U.S. or Canada more than six weeks into a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Almost 60 people are confirmed to have fallen ill, including one in Canada who died, since mid-November. Whole genome sequencing shows E. coli O157:H7 samples from sick people in both countries are the same strain, which is evidence that a single source is likely, the CDC reports.
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US: Researchers focus on preventing Listeria contamination
Capital Press: The recall of Michigan apples in Midwest and Southeastern states due to listeria contamination fears is unfortunate, and the Washington apple industry is working hard to avoid similar problems, a leading researcher says.
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UK: Red Tractor fresh produce to be recognised by two major food assurance schemes
Farminguk: Tesco has announced that from the beginning of April 2018 it will recognise Red Tractor’s standards as equivalent to its Nurture scheme. International assurance body GLOBALG.A.P. also confirmed that as a result of its own benchmarking exercise the requirement for a further farm assessment has been removed.
Read the full article at farminguk.com
CA: E. coli outbreak from lettuce shows problems with produce traceability: expert
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The Canadian Press: A Canadian expert in food distribution says he is surprised by how long it is taking for a recall to be issued after one death and dozens of illnesses in recent weeks have been linked to romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli.
Read the full article at richmond-news.com
FIGHT BAC!® Food Safety curriculum
Fight BAC!®: Smart Kids Fight BAC!® is an award-winning curriculum for Grade K-3 consisting of an animated video; teacher guides; activity booklets that reinforce food safety through math, language arts, art and science; and He’s BAC! – a storybook for children and parents. The curricula was created by Dr. Judy A. Harrison, Professor of Foods and Nutrition and Extension Foods Specialist at the University of Georgia. Dr. Harrison currently serves on the board of The Partnership for Food Safety Education.
Download the activity books and teaching guides at fightbac.org
US: CPS adds new video platform to website – CPS Minute
Center for Produce Safety: The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) today announced it has added a new video section to the home page, creating a multimedia experience for site visitors. Visitors will get a glimpse into some of the best practices currently being utilized by the industry.
Take a look at the new CPS Minute page at centerforproducesafety.org
AU: Setting the standard in traceability
Food & Beverage: Food safety scares and product recalls are unfortunate facts of life in the food sector. GS1 Australia provides the standards to enable organisations to effectively keep track of where our food comes from and help implement recalls quickly and efficiently.
Read the full article at foodmag.com.au
CA: Canadians warned to avoid romaine lettuce until further notice
Food Safety News: Canadian officials are advising the public to avoid eating romaine lettuce until further notice because of an expanding E. coli outbreak, but they have not revealed the supplier or brands involved. At least one person has died and 40 have been confirmed infected with E. coli O157:H7.
Read the full article at the foodsafetynews.com
US/CA: Frozen raspberry problems continued in 2017 for Canada, U.S.
Food Safety News: Individually Quick Frozen raspberries imported from China were the source of 615 confirmed cases of Norovirus in Quebec between March and July of this year, and of 15 cases in Minnesota in August of 2016.
The Quebec outbreak encompassed clients and staff of seven seniors’ residences, two daycare centers and …
Read the full article at foodsafetynews.com
UK: Unilever teams with big banks on blockchain for supply chain
greenbiz.com: Over the summer, more than a dozen food companies and retailers — including Walmart, Nestle and Tyson Foods, and motivated by tech giant IBM — formed a consortium dedicated to using blockchain technology to gather better information on the origin and state of food.
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