Food Safety News - July 31, 2014 Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches 202 Cases; More Than Half are in Texas

Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches 202 Cases; More Than Half are in Texas By News Desk Just like last summer, illnesses involving prolonged watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis are spreading across the country from Texas. Public health officials suspect the parasite is riding into the United States on contaminated fresh produce grown in Mexico for the U.S. market. They just don’t yet know the... Continue Reading Back to top^ Raw Goat Milk Cheese Recalled for Possible E. coli Contamination By News Desk The Southwestern Wisconsin Dairy Goat Products Cooperative of Mt. Sterling, WI, is recalling Raw Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese Lot Code 103-114 because it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O111:H8 bacteria. The recall was initiated after a case of two five-pound loaves in the original packaging was collected on July 8 from an... Continue Reading Back to top^ DeLauro Introduces Bill to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Nationwide By Lydia Zuraw On Wednesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act — a tax on drinks such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks that she first announced at the National Soda Summit in Washington, D.C., on June 5. The SWEET Act would institute an excise tax of 1 cent per... Continue Reading Back to top^ 'Hygiene Failings' Being Investigated at UK Poultry Processing Plants By News Desk A five-month Guardian investigation which uncovered "hygiene failings" at two of the largest UK poultry processors has prompted the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and three major supermarkets in the UK to launch their own inquiries. The allegations have been directed at two factories owned by 2 Sisters Food Group which supply fresh chicken and chicken... Continue Reading Back to top^ PCA Jury Being Picked Today From 52 Remaining Prospects By Dan Flynn After three days of work to select a jury for the criminal trial of three former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives, the final 52 prospective jurors will return this morning for "the striking process." U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands hopes to have a 12-member jury and four alternates selected today so the... Continue Reading Back to top^ More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2014 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. 1301 2nd Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98101. Change your address or unsubscribe.

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