Food Safety News - 10/18/2018 Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act By Coral Beach on Oct 18, 2018 12:06 am Five years after U.S. representatives wrote to the USDA about the agency's "unacceptable" response to Salmonella outbreaks traced to chicken, one of the lawmakers says déjà vu is not acceptable as a food safety policy.   Federal health officials announced yesterday that 92 people are confirmed infected in a new outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Infantis... Continue Reading Four STEC infections; one person dead after exposure to raw pet food By Joe Whitworth on Oct 18, 2018 12:05 am Four people were infected with Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 last year from exposure to raw pet food, according to a Public Health England report. In August 2017, the cluster infected with genetically related strains of STEC O157 was identified. The strains possessed the Shiga toxin (stx) 2a subtype, associated with more severe... Continue Reading Catfish was on the menu for meetings with top USDA food safety officials By Dan Flynn on Oct 18, 2018 12:02 am Carmen Rottenberg and Paul Kiecker, USDA's top food safety executives, met last Sept. 4 with Corey Rosenbusch and Lowell Randel of the Global Cold Chain Alliance about export issues. Rosenbusch and Randel's expertise in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics. According to the public calendar issued by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, it was the first... Continue Reading EU agencies practice response to multi-country foodborne outbreak By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:01 am Five European food safety agencies have met to practice response to an emergency food safety incident. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) of Germany, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) in Portugal, Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN), UK Food Standards Agency and Food Safety Authority of... Continue Reading Potentially contaminated corn prompts grocery chain to recall chicken salad By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am A regional grocery chain headquartered in St. Louis is recalling chicken salad from 32 of its stores because it contains corn from a third-party supplier that has been recalled because of possible Listeria contamination. Schnuck Markets Inc. did not name the supplier of the corn or report how the potential contamination was discovered.  Similarily, other... Continue Reading Salad recall includes Whole Foods 365 brand; corn poses risk of infection By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am A California-based grocery chain is recalling almost half a ton of ready-to-eat salads, including the 365 brand sold by Whole Foods, because they contain corn from a third-party supplier that is under recall for potential contamination from Salmonella and Listeria bacteria. GH Foods CA LLC of Sacramento initiated the recall of about 940 pounds of... Continue Reading Producer recalls Marketside brand salads for risk of contaminated corn By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am A Florida company is recalling ready-to-eat salads packaged under Walmart's Marketside brand because they include recalled corn from a third-party supplier. The corn is suspected of being contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria bacteria. GHSE LLC of Green Cove Springs, FL, did not name the corn supplier in the its recall for 738 pounds of Marketside... Continue Reading Trader Joe's salads, Mary's Harvest wraps recalled for risk from corn By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling its branded wrap sandwiches and Trader Joe's brand salads because they include corn from a third-party supplier that might be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Several other companies have posted recalls this week citing a potentially contaminated corn ingredient from a third-party supplier. None of the... Continue Reading Taylor Farms recalls pork carnitas bowls because of risk of Salmonella, Listeria By News Desk on Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am Taylor Farms Northwest is recalling ready-to-eat pork carnitas bowls because one of its suppliers reported tomatillos used in the product might be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The recalled entrees have plain white labels with black printing "PORK CARNITAS BOWL" and sell-by dates of Oct. 10 through 19, according to a recall notice... Continue Reading Raw chicken sickens 92 with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella By Coral Beach on Oct 17, 2018 02:23 pm Federal official are investigating an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella that has sickened at least 92 people and had been traced to raw chicken from multiple sources and sold under various brands. The people with confirmed infections are spread across 29 states, according to an investigation announcement posted today by the Centers for Disease Control and... 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