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FPSC A&NZ monthly newsletter out now!
The June 2021 edition of the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand newsletter has just been released!
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Celebrating World Food Safety Day 2021!
Celebrating World Food Safety Day 2021! This year’s theme is Safe Food Now for a Healthy Tomorrow. Food safety is everyone’s business, so FPSC has put together a list of 5 actions you can take today to help enhance food safety across the supply chain:
Visit Freshcare at the Hort Connections Lockyer Valley Growers Expo 7 June: More
Sign up for AIFST’s webinar for World Food Safety Day on 8 June: More
Watch the GFSI webinar for World Food Safety Day: More
Review the Center for Produce Safety’s Annual Research Symposium sessions 15, 22, 29 June and 6, 13 July: More
Register for the FPSC’s Fresh Produce Safety Conference on 18 August: More
Visit the WHO on World Food Safety Day. More.
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Registrations Now Open for the 2021 Fresh Produce Safety Conference
We’re back! Future Directions for Produce Safety is this year’s theme for the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand’s annual conference. With an eye on the horizon, a highly experienced and broad cohort of industry professionals are gathering to present, analyse and discuss the key issues facing the safe production of fresh produce, now and into the future.
Join us on 18 August for a day of learning and sharing to advance fresh produce food safety in our region. The 2021 Fresh Produce Safety Conference is presented over one day as a live broadcast via an online production.
Click here for Conference details
FPSC A&NZ monthly newsletter out now!
The May 2021 edition of the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand newsletter has just been released!
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Stay up to date with what’s happening in the Fresh Produce Safety community by signing up for the monthly newsletter.
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FPSC A&NZ monthly newsletter out now!
The April 2021 edition of the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand newsletter has just been released!
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Stay up to date with what’s happening in the Fresh Produce Safety community by signing up for the monthly newsletter.
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Sponsorship Prospectus for the Fresh Produce Safety Conference 2021 – available now
The Sponsorship Prospectus for the 2021 Fresh Produce Safety Conference is available now.
The Fresh Produce Safety Conference will be held in Sydney and online on 18 August 2021. Themed Future Directions for Produce Safety, the conference brings together key industry professionals to explore issues and research around fresh produce food safety.
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FDA finds cattle are the most likely sources of E. coli leafy greens outbreaks
The US Food and Drug Administration has determined that cattle are most likely the sources of outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7 associated with the 2019 and 2020 leafy greens outbreaks. The report notes “visual observations of the implicated leafy green growing fields suggested several plausible routes for contamination, including from cattle grazing on adjacent land and from animal intrusion, evidenced by the presence of signs of animal intrusion such as scat and large flocks of birds.”
The FDA encourages growers to consider adjacent land use practices, especially if used for animal production, and adopt risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Read the FDA report here.
[US: Food Safety News]: “Citing numerous E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to leafy greens, the FDA is telling the industry that it’s past time for a head-in-the-sand view of cattle operations uphill from lettuce fields.” More
To view the FPSC’s resource on animal intensive agriculture click here.
FPSC A&NZ monthly newsletter out now!
The March 2021 edition of the Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand newsletter has just been released!
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Stay up to date with what’s happening in the Fresh Produce Safety community by signing up for the monthly newsletter.
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Coronavirus and food safety: what the studies say
US – The Conversation: When the COVID-19 pandemic began, not much was known about SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus) and its survival in food, on various materials and on surfaces. Since then, several food safety agencies have assessed the risk of potentially acquiring the virus from contaminated food or food packaging. The consensus is that currently, there’s no evidence it’s a food safety risk. More
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Researchers seek insight into Cyclospora risk
US – Center for Produce Safety: A handful of Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreaks tied to U.S.-grown produce since 2018 have prompted several researchers to begin looking at possible domestic sources of the pathogen and potential industry risks. Read more.
See a short video on this research, Investigating Sources of Cyclospora in the Southeastern US, here.