Food Safety News - 11/17/2018 Botulism strikes 4 infants; FDA warns parents against using honey on pacifiers

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Botulism strikes 4 infants; FDA warns parents against using honey on pacifiers By Coral Beach on Nov 17, 2018 12:04 am Health officials say four infants in Texas have developed botulism poisoning after consuming honey. The children, all less than a year old, had all been given pacifiers containing honey before they became sick. The first baby became ill in mid-August, with the most recent having symptom onset at the end of October. Texas officials say... Continue Reading EU health chief urges international food safety cooperation By Joe Whitworth on Nov 17, 2018 12:03 am Europe is committed to working with China to ensure the highest standards of food safety and quality, according to the EU health commissioner. Vytenis Andriukaitis made the comments at the Ecological Agriculture and Food Safety Forum organized by the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in Shanghai earlier this month. He said dialogue with... Continue Reading Almost 46 tons of raw ground turkey recalled for link to Salmonella Reading outbreak By News Desk on Nov 16, 2018 11:51 am Barron, WS-based Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales LLC late Thursday recalled 91,388 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be associated with an outbreak of Salmonella Reading, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FSIS and state public health officials,... 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