Food Safety News - August 17, 2015 Australia’s Foodborne Illness Rates Falling Except for Salmonella

Australia's Foodborne Illness Rates Falling Except for Salmonella By News Desk Recent reports show that foodborne illness rates in Australia are falling except for Salmonella. According to an Aug. 12, 2015, story posted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, there has been a 50-percent increase in Salmonella infections in Victoria since 2012, and Salmonella infections have doubled in Queensland so far this year. Salmonella bacteria can be found in... Continue Reading Spike Seen in Florida Restaurant Closures From More Online Complaints By News Desk A Church's Chicken outlet at 1234 W. Church St. in Orlando, FL, was closed more than any other restaurant in central Florida last year. That Church's Chicken location was shut down twice due to consumer complaints and a third time during a routine inspection, according to the Aug. 15 Orlando Sentinel. During that visit, the... Continue Reading Oregon Outbreak Museum Memorializes What We've Learned About Foodborne Illness By Lydia Zuraw When revolutionary epidemiologist William Keene started working for the Oregon Public Health Division in 1990, he also started collecting packaging from recalled products, restaurant menus, and other elements from his outbreak investigations and displaying them in his office. “These exhibits commemorate why we do these investigations and the kind of products and things that can... Continue Reading Cyclospora and Unanswered Questions About Produce Safety By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) Anytime there is a massive outbreak involving produce, those of us tasked with produce safety should be asking the difficult questions about our prevention methods and why they failed. There are emerging trends apparent with pathogens in produce: a trend away from Salmonella and E. coli and toward more novel pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes... Continue Reading FDA Warning Letters: Drug Residues, Misbranding, HACCP Plan Failures By News Desk The latest batch of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letters made public deal with illegal drug residues in calf tissues, misbranded teas and Brazilian Corn Tamales, seafood HACCP problems, and issues with acidified food regulations. The Rupert Veterinary Clinic in Rupert, VT, was warned about extralabel use of the animal drug sulfadimethoxine. The clinic... 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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