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AU: Salmonella poisoning warning
Sydney Morning Herald: Health authorities are warning people to take precautions to prevent Salmonella poisonings, with 201 cases already reported in late November as temperatures start to climb. A total of 1391 salmonellosis cases were reported in NSW last summer.
Read the full article at the Sydney Morning Herald website
EU: Salmonella cases no longer falling
European Food Safety Authority: Cases of Salmonella Enteritidis acquired in the EU have increased in humans by 3% since 2014 says the report, which is compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In laying hens, the prevalence increased from 0.7% to 1.21% over the same period.
Read Article →UK: IBM, Walmart & JD use blockchain to target food safety in China
Food & Drink International: Not content with its earlier blockchain announcement, computer giant IBM has joined forces with Walmart, JD.com and Tsinghua University National Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies in a Blockchain Food Safety Alliance. The consortium will kick off with a collaboration designed to enhance food tracking, traceability and safety in China, to achieve greater transparency across the food supply chain.
Read the full article at the Food & Drink International website
CA: One dead; E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce spreading
Food Safety News: One person is dead, two more provinces are reporting illnesses and nine more people are confirmed sick, but no one has recalled any products, named any brands, or identified any retailers who sold fresh romaine lettuce that is implicated in an E. coli outbreak in Canada.
Read the full article a the Food Safety News website
CN: Canada E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce
Health Canada: The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak…
Read Article →US: Swabbing for actionable results
Quality Assurance & Food Safety Magazine: Typically, the COAs would arrive around 4:30 a.m. With the anticipation of the smart phone notifying me that I’ve received an email, that anxious question of “What are the results?” would begin circling in my mind […] I scroll through the reports looking for that dreaded word “Presumptive.” […]
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AU: Blockchain beefs up security against food fraud
Cosmos magazine: A new cryptocurrency-based project aims to provide certainty in the beef supply chain. Ever wonder exactly where that delicious steak on your plate came from? Well, now you can find out —thanks to a new food research project called BeefLedger […]
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UK: Alarming chemical cocktail sprayed on your fruit and veg
Daily Mail: Doing the family shop, you’ll probably feel virtuous as you fill up your trolley with healthy fruit and vegetables.
But worrying new research reveals that these wholesome foods have been treated with a complex mixture of pesticides to get them to your table in peak condition — and there may even be some residues of these chemicals left on the produce you buy.
Read the full article at dailymail.co.uk
US: Salmonella outbreak in Oregon, Washington linked to pre-cut fruit
The Oregonian: Eighteen people in Washington and Oregon have been diagnosed with Salmonella after eating pre-cut fruit purchased from local grocery stores, prompting a review by state and federal health authorities.
Officials in both states have traced the outbreak to pre-cut watermelon, cantaloupe and fruit mixes containing those fruits.
Read the full article at oregonlive.com