Food Safety News - April 26, 2018 Deadly E. coli outbreak traced to meat shop; pork recalled

Deadly E. coli outbreak traced to meat shop; pork recalled By News Desk Alberta Health Services says an E. coli outbreak has been traced to a meat shop south of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. One person has died and 11 others were sent to hospital in the outbreak that so far has sickened 36 people. The Canadian Food Inspection agency issued a Class I recall Tuesday for certain pork... Continue Reading Romaine source(s) remain elusive as E. coli outbreak grows By Coral Beach The number of victims in an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce jumped almost 60 percent in the past week as public health officials struggled to determine the source or sources of the implicated produce. Three more states have laboratory-confirmed victims, federal officials reported Wednesday. The 19 states now involved in the outbreak have... Continue Reading Greenbelt Greenhouse recalls microgreens Listeria risk By News Desk Greenbelt Greenhouse Ltd. of Ottawa, Canada, is recalling certain Greenbelt brand microgreens because of the risk of Listeria contamination, according to an April 24 recall notice posted on The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website. The recalled microgreens are labeled with various expiration dates ranging from April through May of 2018, so there is concern retailers... Continue Reading Tiger Brands tells shareholders it found Listeria outbreak strain By News Desk Tiger Brands told shareholders Wednesday that its testing confirms the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) findings that the outbreak strain Listeria monocytogenes ST6 was present in its processed meat plant. That is the strain responsible for the largest listeriosis outbreak ever recorded with 1,119 confirmed cases and 199 deaths to date. “To Tiger Brands'... Continue Reading Brazil vows to contest EU's punitive poultry ban with WTO By News Desk The European Union is punishing Brazil for alleged deficiencies in the country's control system by banning imports from 12 BRF S.A. poultry plants. Brazil is the world's second-largest poultry producer, and its Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi promises to take the EU to the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) Dispute Settlement Body. He says the EU is... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle WA 98104 USA Change your address or unsubscribe. * To unsubscribe from updates, click the link above, click the unsubscribe link sent to your email, then toggle the subscription settings to "Unsubscribe".

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