Food Safety News - April 25, 2015 Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With Bacteria

Consumer Reports: Tests Find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated With Bacteria By Cathy Siegner A new Consumer Reports (CR) study released Friday found that 60 percent of 342 samples of frozen shrimp it tested contained Salmonella, Vibrio, Listeria, or E. coli, and 2 percent tested positive for the superbug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). For its new report, “How Safe is Your Shrimp?,” CR researchers bought 284 raw and 58 cooked... Continue Reading China Toughens Up Food Safety Laws By Adopting New Amendments By News Desk In the wake of several high-profile food safety scandals, China’s lawmakers have adopted tougher amendments to bolster the country’s existing food safety law. The changes, effective Oct. 1, 2015, will add 50 new articles, or about half again what the previous law contained. Many of the new amendments address infant formula regulations and the online... Continue Reading Peas, Corn, and Broccoli Recalled For Listeria Contamination By News Desk Today's Harvest Field Peas with Snaps, Silver Queen Corn, and Broccoli Florets with the sell by dates 04/21/16 are being recalled by manufacturer Greystone Foods, LLC and Publix Supermarkets because of possible Listeria contamination. No illnesses have yet been associated with the recall. Birmingham, AL-based Greystone on April 16 shipped the potentially contaminated product to... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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