Food Safety News - 08/15/2018 Beef on the hoof vs. Beef from the lab: Cattle, clean meat strategies on agendas

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Beef on the hoof vs. Beef from the lab: Cattle, clean meat strategies on agendas By Dan Flynn on Aug 15, 2018 12:05 am There’s not a fight over space in the meat counter, yet. But you would not know it from two conferences scheduled just after Labor Day. Ranchers by the hundreds are set to gather Sept. 5-6 at the Big Horn Resort near Billings, MT, for the Cattle Producer’s Forum. The traditional protein producers will be focused... Continue Reading More people sick in Salmonella outbreak traced to raw, frozen chicken products By Coral Beach on Aug 15, 2018 12:04 am In the past three weeks the number of people confirmed with Salmonella infections has increased 300 percent in an outbreak traced to raw frozen chicken products. Canadian officials continue to warn consumers to check their freezers for the implicated products. As of Aug. 10, an additional 21 people were confirmed as outbreak victims, bringing the... Continue Reading PHE: WGS is reducing foodborne illnesses; increasing outbreak detection By Joe Whitworth on Aug 15, 2018 12:03 am The application of genomics is reducing the number of people who become ill from foodborne infections, according to Public Health England. PHE made the comments in a paper on the transition to use of whole genome sequencing (WGS). "The introduction of routine WGS has improved national and local surveillance, increased the number of outbreaks being... Continue Reading Food Safety News Copyright © 2018 Marler Clark LLP. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to notifications when new posts are published. Our mailing address is: Marler Clark LLP 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Add us to your address book Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list