Food Safety News Fri 10/2/2020

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. FAO and WHO to relook at Listeria in RTE foods By Joe Whitworth on Oct 02, 2020 12:05 am FAO and WHO experts are to look again at Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods. The move by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is due to developments in diagnostics and changes in the epidemiology of listeriosis outbreaks. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) is... Continue Reading Researchers find way to make camel milk safer By Jonan Pilet on Oct 02, 2020 12:04 am The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has released the results of a research project involving a formula for a freeze-dried starter culture that camel milk farmers can use to make safe, fermented milk products. Researchers say the formula means a lot for farmers and consumers in Africa. The quality and safety of milk is dependent... Continue Reading Canadian officials say outbreak associated with U.S. onions has ended By News Desk on Oct 02, 2020 12:03 am Public Health Canada reported Thursday that the Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to U.S. grown onions has ended. In total, there were 515 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak. In the United States, at least 1,012 people had been confirmed as outbreak patients, as of Aug. 31. The Salmonella Newport outbreak has sickened people from... Continue Reading Company fined after five suffer food poisoning from fish By News Desk on Oct 02, 2020 12:00 am A catering company in Wales has been fined in relation to five people who became ill from eating mackerel in July 2019. DM Catering (Pembs) Ltd. was fined £2,550 ($3,300) by Haverfordwest magistrates in late September after pleading guilty to storing foods likely to support the growth of pathogenic microorganisms or the formation of toxins at... Continue Reading Sprout recalls continue amidst investigation of Salmonella outbreak By News Desk on Oct 01, 2020 10:30 pm Fresh sprouted microgreens associated with a Salmonella outbreak were distributed more widely than originally thought. Canadian officials report the recalled sprouts were sent to Nova Scotia in addition to Ontario and British Columbia. The wider distribution of the Sunsprout brand sprouts is of particular concern because the recalled products have a shelf life through Oct.... Continue Reading Rhode Island consumers warned to avoid Health is Wealth products because of botulism concerns By News Desk on Oct 01, 2020 05:09 pm The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers to avoid juices, smoothies, and sea moss gel purchased from Health is Wealth Nutrition Center located at 1674 Cranston Street in Cranston, RI. This warning comes because of the potential for processing, storage, and control issues with these products. Inadequate processing allows for the survival... Continue Reading