Food Safety News - 09/26/2018 Former food safety manager for PCA wants Supreme Court to review her case

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Former food safety manager for PCA wants Supreme Court to review her case By Dan Flynn on Sep 26, 2018 12:05 am Mary Wilkerson, who says she was given the title of quality assurance manager for the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of American (PCA), but “apparently not the authority,” wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review her conviction and sentence. Her case was one of three criminal prosecutions in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in 2008-09 that killed... Continue Reading EFSA and ECDC report sheds light on egg, sesame seed Salmonella outbreaks By Joe Whitworth on Sep 26, 2018 12:04 am More detail has emerged about two past large multi-country foodborne outbreaks in Europe. One was caused by Salmonella Enteritidis linked to contaminated eggs from Poland and the other by a previously unknown Salmonella serotype and traced to imported sesame seeds. The information comes from a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease... Continue Reading Scientists seek to build global confidence in analytical solutions for food safety By Guest Contributor on Sep 26, 2018 12:03 am Opinion Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of Food Safety Education Month. Since its founding as the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists in 1884 as part of USDA's Bureau of Chemistry, AOAC has had a fundamental role in food safety. Our founder, Dr.... Continue Reading Unauthorized irradiation leads to recall in Malta By News Desk on Sep 26, 2018 12:02 am A brand of ginger bags has been recalled in Malta due to the use of irradiation in an unauthorized facility. Natural Ginger bags in 80-gram packages with brand name "Gold kili" and durability date of Sept. 4, 2019, is affected. The product comes from Singapore but the unauthorized irradiation facility is in China. The Environmental... 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