Salami, Mushrooms Recalled in Canada for Listeria Contamination By News Desk  Avina Fresh Mushrooms brand sliced crimini mushrooms and Marc Angelo brand Genoa Salami are being recalled from the marketplace in Canada due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include: Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC Marc Angelo Genoa Salami 100 g Best Before: 14 DE 01 6 27907 05735 9 Avina Fresh Mushrooms Sliced Crimini... Continue ReadingNo Marijuana Exemption in CO Initiative to Label GMOs By Dan Flynn  A Colorado ballot initiative looks like it will make this fall’s general-election ballot after spending less than one-tenth of the amount spent to put a similar measure before Oregon voters in November. Both proposals call for labels on food made with genetically engineered ingredients. Colorado's Initiative 48 should make the ballot with about $90,000 spent.... Continue ReadingGlobal Microbe Genome Database Represents 'Some Exciting Science' By James Andrews  If the world’s food safety scientists act now, they have the opportunity to create a global network of microbial data that will dramatically improve the ability to track and combat disease outbreaks of all sorts, including foodborne illness outbreaks, significantly tackling the spread of disease worldwide. That was the argument put forward at the International... Continue ReadingHow Health and Food Safety Risk Communicators Can Engage Social Media By News Desk  "With the ubiquitous nature of social media in current society, health and food safety risk communicators should be taking advantage of these platforms to provide information and engage the public," reads a recent article in the journal Perspectives in Public Health. To help health information providers navigate social media, researchers at North Carolina State University reviewed current... Continue ReadingUSDA Issues Food Safety Tips for People Affected by Hurricanes Iselle and Julio By News Desk  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued some food safety recommendations for the state of Hawaii due to the forecast for severe weather conditions related to Hurricanes Iselle and Julio. Category 1 Hurricane Iselle was expected to arrive on the Big Island by Thursday evening, bringing heavy rains, winds gusting up... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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