Food Safety News - 11/03/2020

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FAO to develop new food safety strategy By Joe Whitworth on Nov 03, 2020 12:42 am The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to develop a new food safety strategy. The Committee on Agriculture (COAG), held virtually from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2020, agreed to support the development of the strategy. A previous session backed FAO’s food safety plan in 2014. The COAG has more than... Continue Reading Study gives insight into bushmeat preferences in Uganda By News Desk on Nov 03, 2020 12:41 am Researchers have expanded understanding of the potential for exposure to and infection with zoonotic pathogens in the bushmeat trade. Scientists believe that if they can help bushmeat traders and consumers keep themselves safe, perhaps their communities can also be protected. The team at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Forestry,... Continue Reading Pesticide opponents want Ninth Circuit to review EPA’s latest dicamba pesticide ruling By News Desk on Nov 03, 2020 12:02 am Public-interest groups led by the Center for Food Safety want the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s decision to permit continued use of the farm pesticide dicamba. Rural Coalition, Pesticide Action, Network North America, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Biological Diversity, and CFS cited the “lack support in... Continue Reading Colorado natural grocery retailer recalled Elderberries forSalmonella By News Desk on Nov 03, 2020 12:01 am Lakewood, CO-based Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. has recalled its Natural Grocers Brand 4-ounce Organic Whole Elderberries after being notified by its supplier of the potential presence of Salmonella. To date, the company has received no reports of illness or injury but said it was acting out of an abundance of caution to remove... Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Jail Time – or at least a hefty fine – for the Tiger? By Bill Marler on Nov 02, 2020 06:03 pm Opinion Setting aside the fact that, after tomorrow’s election, the United States may well have a non-functioning democracy and that both its civil and criminal justice system may collapse under the weight of political violence. On that happy note, in the past, our civil justice system has held food producers to account. And at times... Continue Reading