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AU: New food safety summer TV campaign launched
Food Safety Information Council: A new TV community service announcement was launched today for the start of the Food Safety Information Council’s summer entertaining campaign.
‘Summer and the holiday period are a great time to get together to entertain family and friends but it is also a time that the risk of food poisoning increases with warmer temperatures,’ Council Chair Rachelle Williams said.
Read Article →US: Local and organic food has extra safety risks. Just ask Chipotle.
Vox.com: Chipotle likes to emphasize the quality of its food, a goal summed up in the company’s slogan, “Food with integrity.” So it might seem paradoxical that Chipotle, of all companies, has gotten hit by a string of food safety problems.
Read Article →UK: Genomics helps detect Salmonella outbreaks
Food Safety Watch:Â Public Health England (PHE) has released information about how it uses the developing science of genomics to identify and characterise Salmonella isolates and detect related clusters of illness that could signify foodborne outbreaks.
Read Article →US: Experts mixed on Chipotle’s plans to test produce
Nation’s Restaurant News: Will screening help restaurant chains avoid foodborne illness outbreaks?
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s plans to do more high-resolution testing of all fresh produce for potential pathogens may be industry leading, but food safety experts are mixed about the effectiveness of such screening efforts for the prevention of foodborne illness.
Read Article →NZ: New development in MPI’s berry investigation
Ministry for Primary Industries: A newly notified case of Hepatitis A is likely to be linked to the consumption of the Fruzio Mixed Berries product, which is currently the subject of an MPI-directed product recall.
If confirmed, the development would bring the number of people who have contracted Hepatitis A after eating the Fruzio Mixed Berries product to five, says MPI’s director of plant food and environment Peter Thomson.
Read Article →US: Fresh produce responsible for most foodborne illnesses in the U.S.
Food Safety News: Fresh produce is the cause of most foodborne illnesses in the U.S., reports the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
In a study of outbreaks that occurred between 2004 and 2013, the consumer advocacy group found that fresh produce, such as cilantro, cucumbers, cantaloupes and peppers, caused 629 outbreaks and almost 20,000 illnesses.
Read Article →AU: Sale of raw apricot kernels prohibited
Food Standards Australia New Zealand: The retail sale of raw apricot kernels is prohibited from today, when changes to the Food Standards Code come into effect.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said FSANZ has found that raw apricot kernels (both with and without skin) pose an acute public health and safety risk.
“Raw apricot kernels contain cyanogenic glycosides, which are broken down to release cyanide when eaten,†Mr McCutcheon said.
Read Article →NZ: Consumers angry at lack of information about food safety scares
Fairfax media: For Whangarei father Daniel Sterling, the worst bit is not knowing.
His four-year-old son Sam had been sick for a week with a vicious stomach bug unlike any he had had before, and a complete loss of appetite. Then he saw the news headlines: The brand of berries that he uses in Sam’s favourite smoothies are those linked to an outbreak of hepatitis A in this country.
Read Article →NZ: Berry company ‘gutted’ by recall
Radio New Zealand: The owner of the Nelson company at the centre of a scare over a Hepatitis A virus in imported berries is apologising to the people who became sick and has vowed to find the source.
The Ministry for Primary Industries last night ordered FSL Foods to recall its Fruzio Mixed Berries sold in 1kg and 500g bags containing blackberries and strawberries.
Read Article →NZ: MPI recalls frozen berries
NZ Ministry for Primary Industries: The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has made significant progress in its investigation of imported frozen berries associated with the increased risk from Hepatitis A.
“Today we have directed a specific company to recall a brand of imported frozen berries from shelves,†says MPI’s director plants food and environment Peter Thomson.
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