Food Safety News - 11/19/2018 The big thaw: Your turkey needs 24 hours for every 5 pounds to thaw safely

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. The big thaw: Your turkey needs 24 hours for every 5 pounds to thaw safely By U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov 19, 2018 12:05 am Contributed Editor’s note: An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Reading traced to raw turkey has sickened at least 164 people across 35 states, hospitalizing dozens and killing one person. The outbreak patients report links to raw turkey, but there is concern that other consumers may have purchased raw turkey in advance and frozen it for use... Continue Reading Church BBQ outbreak serves as food safety reminder for charitable events By Coral Beach on Nov 19, 2018 12:04 am Laboratory test results show what local public health officials have suspected for a couple of weeks. Food served by church members to "thousands" of people was contaminated with bacteria that thrives when food is not kept hot enough. Hundreds of people reported falling ill. Officials with the Cabarrus Health Alliance in North Carolina say the... Continue Reading FAO and WHO workshop on Codex for national agencies; comment period set By News Desk on Nov 19, 2018 12:03 am A workshop in Kazakhstan has helped give national food safety authorities knowledge and skills to operate in the Codex standard-setting environment. The event in Almaty was organized by the Secretariat of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). Kazakhstan is the regional coordinator of the Codex Alimentarius... 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