Food Safety News - 08/24/2018 EC backs France after Salmonella infant formula alert

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. EC backs France after Salmonella infant formula alert By Joe Whitworth on Aug 24, 2018 12:14 am The European Commission has said France acted correctly when issuing an alert for a suspected foodborne outbreak caused by infant formula from Ireland despite further investigations revealing it was not the source of illnesses. Alerted by consumer complaints, French authorities reported four cases of Salmonellosis in infants to the Rapid Alert System for Food and... Continue Reading WV gets help on the ground with Hepatitis A outbreak from CDC experts By News Desk on Aug 24, 2018 12:13 am Responding to a request from Gov. Jim Justice, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved a 6-person team into West Virginia to help knock down an outbreak of Hepatitis A. Gov. Justice asked for federal help as West Virginia’s Hepatitis A count reached 975, including 513 cases in the state capital of... Continue Reading McDonald's salads get the blame again for still more Cyclospora infections By Dan Flynn on Aug 24, 2018 12:11 am People who consumed salads from McDonald's restaurants continue to suffer from Cyclospora infections, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reports.  As of Thursday (Aug. 23), CDC said there was a total of 507 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infections in people who consumed salads from McDonald's restaurants. The cases were reported... Continue Reading Cargill recalls 12.64 tons of ground beef for E. coli O157:H7 contamination By News Desk on Aug 24, 2018 12:09 am Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, CO late Thursday recalled approximately 25,288 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ground beef items were produced on Aug. 16, 2018. The following products are subject to... Continue Reading EU agencies hold workshop to practice for food safety incident By News Desk on Aug 24, 2018 12:07 am European and member state agencies have held a workshop on preparedness for a multi‐national food safety and public health incident. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Austrian Health and Food Security Agency (AGES) and German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) jointly developed the workshop. A total... 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