Food Safety News - 10/31/2018 Don’t let your spooktacular event turn into a hobgoblins’ horror show

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Don't let your spooktacular event turn into a hobgoblins' horror show By News Desk on Oct 31, 2018 12:10 am It's not unusual for children to be warned against eating too much candy less they suffer a tummy ache. But tonight of all nights, adults and children need to beware of potential dangers lurking among their treats. Basic food safety tips for trick-or-treaters are similar to those applicable to every other day of the year,... Continue Reading FDA considers whether sesame should be subject to allergen labeling law By Dan Flynn on Oct 31, 2018 12:04 am Undeclared allergens have been driving recent increases in food recalls, which some say contributes to the trend of consumers ignoring recall notices. A year ago, a national recall consultant found millennials are the "least compliant consumer age group when it comes to responding to recalls.”    But earlier this week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced plans that... Continue Reading FAO and WHO find low risk of histamine poisoning from salmonids By Joe Whitworth on Oct 31, 2018 12:03 am The United Nations’ FAO and the World Health Organization have found that the risk of histamine development in fish of the Salmonidae family is unlikely to reach the levels needed to cause food poisoning. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) said that under appropriate time-temperature control... Continue Reading EU labs take part in Salmonella typing assessment; almost half use WGS By News Desk on Oct 31, 2018 12:02 am The first molecular-typing based cluster analyses at the European level has shown "very high performance," according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The eighth external quality assessment (EQA-8) scheme for the typing of Salmonella was organized for public health national reference laboratories (PH NRLs) in the center's Food and Waterborne Diseases and... Continue Reading Fit & Active sandwiches recalled from Aldi stores for bacteria risk By News Desk on Oct 31, 2018 12:01 am Another company is recalling food because it contains ingredients supplied by McCain Foods USA, which has recalled all of the fruit and vegetable products made at its Colton, CA, facility because of bacterial risks. This time, J&J Snack Foods Handheld Corp. of Holly Ridge, NC, is the recalling company. It has pulled two lots of Fit... 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