Food Safety News - 09/19/2018 FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions By Coral Beach on Sep 19, 2018 12:06 am Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens. A special government testing program found the Cyclospora parasite in U.S. cilantro earlier this year, marking the first time ever that the microscopic animal had been confirmed on domestic... Continue Reading Thailand's catfish inspections found to be equivalent to U.S. By Dan Flynn on Sep 19, 2018 12:05 am The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found Thailand’s food safety inspection system for fish of the order Siluriformes (catfish) to be equivalent to that of the United States. Thailand joins China and Vietnam in achieving equivalency status for catfish. Another dozen or more countries also export catfish to the U.S. by providing additional information for... Continue Reading E. coli found in mojitos sold on Barcelona's beaches By News Desk on Sep 19, 2018 12:03 am Spanish authorities have seized ingredients hidden in sewers and trash bins that were used to make mojitos at a tourist hot spot. La Guardia Civil carried out controls on beaches of the Barcelona coast in recent weeks and identified 18 people involved with making and selling the alcoholic cocktail. The drinks were made with ingredients... Continue Reading Colorado restaurant goes out of business following Salmonella outbreak By News Desk on Sep 19, 2018 12:03 am La Luz Mexican Grill Inc., an Old Town Fort Collins, CO, restaurant associated with a local Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 30 of its customers, has gone out of business. The restaurant at 200 Walnut St. in Fort Collins re-opened Sept. 11 after a temporary closure of almost three weeks because of a Larimer... Continue Reading Belleisle Foods initiates recall of coleslaw because of Listeria risk By News Desk on Sep 19, 2018 12:02 am A company in Canada is recalling its coleslaw because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Belleisle Foods Ltd. distributed the coleslaw in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). "Consumers should not consume the recalled product," the notice... Continue Reading Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad By Joe Whitworth on Sep 19, 2018 12:01 am Researchers in Finland have detailed an E. coli outbreak in 2016 with more than 230 cases linked to rocket salad, known as arugula salad by U.S. consumers. In August 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) with 237 cases occurred in the Helsinki area of Finland. Gastroenteritis cases... 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