Posts from the "Latest News" category
AU: Food poisoning kills one, hospitalises six in Victoria
The New Daily: One person has died and six others have fallen ill as Victorian health authorities warn of a rise in Listeria food poisoning cases.
Read Article →
US: Shock of 2006 spinach E. coli crisis recalled
The Packer: With the benefit of a decade of hindsight, The Packer is revisiting the September 2006 E. coli outbreak linked to spinach in a four-part series
Read Article →US: The top 10 most important foodborne outbreaks of 2016
Food Safety News: The Top 10 most important outbreaks of 2016, according to the editors of Food Safety News, are presented here.
Read Article →
AU: Undercooked turkey, wilted salad – how to avoid a raw and risky Christmas
Food Safety Information Council: The Australian Food Safety Information Council, in partnership with Tonic Health Media, today launched their food safety tips for Christmas and the holiday period including a warning to consumers to be careful with raw and risky foods.
Read Article →US: Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
Produce Marketing Association: Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is being used in research, surveillance and investigative programs more and more frequently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [and in A-NZ].
Read Article →US: Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later
NZ Herald: A decade after hundreds of Americans got sick from eating Peter Pan peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella, the company that sold it made an embarrassing courtroom guilty plea and agreed to pay the largest criminal fine ever in a U.S. food safety case.
Read Article →US: 2016 CPS research key learnings
Produce Marketing Association: As in years past, the produce safety research community came together to share the latest results from CPS-funded programs and to discuss how the data can be used to build risk and science-based food safety programs for produce companies all along the supply chain.
Read Article →
AU: Chemical security
Australian National Security: Terrorists can use chemicals found in everyday products to make powerful homemade explosives and toxic weapons. Approximately 40,000 chemicals are approved for use in Australia.
Read Article →CA: The benefits of benchmarking: GFSI sets the bar high
Global Food Safety Resource: The core business of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is to set rigorous requirements for the elements that food safety programs must contain, and then to examine programs that voluntarily submit themselves to review.
Read Article →US: Cold plasma proving to be hottest new food safety treatment
Food Safety News: Described as a “purple blow torch†by food safety scientists, cold plasma treatment can kill 99.9 percent of norovirus on blueberries without damaging the delicate fruit
Read Article →