Food Safety News - 11/09/2018 UK food safety agency welcomes conviction in girl’s food allergy death

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. UK food safety agency welcomes conviction in girl's food allergy death By Joe Whitworth on Nov 09, 2018 12:05 am The UK’s Food Standards Agency has welcomed the manslaughter conviction of two men after a teenage girl died due to an allergic reaction to a takeaway meal. Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and Harun Rashid, 38,  were jailed at Manchester Crown Court. Kuddus was jailed for two years and Rashid for three years. The pair were... Continue Reading Stop Foodborne Illness's Deirdre Schlunegger retiring from CEO post By News Desk on Nov 09, 2018 12:04 am Stop Foodborne Illness, the national nonprofit public health organization dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens, Thursday announced a transition is underway for its top leadership job as a valued executive moves on. Deirdre Schlunegger, who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Stop Foodborne Illness since 2010, disclosed her... Continue Reading Don't wait — Add 'The Poison Squad' by Deborah Blum to your reading list By Phyllis Entis on Nov 09, 2018 12:03 am Book Review "Regulation is bad for business." It's an all-too-common refrain, but not exclusively a modern one. Most people, when asked what they know about the origin of the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, are likely to respond with either a shrug or a blank stare. A few may credit Upton Sinclair's exposé of... Continue Reading Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes on leafy greens By News Desk on Nov 09, 2018 12:02 am Researchers from a German institute have expanded knowledge about produce harboring antibiotic resistance genes that often escape traditional molecular detection methods. These antibiotic resistance genes might evade cultivation-independent detection, but could still be transferred to human pathogens, according to a team from the Julius Kühn Institut. Fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly recognized as a... Continue Reading CDC: Outbreak traced to raw turkey turns deadly; 35 states now report cases By Coral Beach on Nov 08, 2018 03:55 pm BULLETIN: Federal officials are reporting an 82 percent increase in the number of confirmed Salmonella infections in a nationwide outbreak traced to raw turkey. The CDC also confirmed the first outbreak-related death today. Since the initial outbreak report on July 19 — when 90 people from 26 states had been confirmed with the outbreak strain... 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