Food Safety News - 11/20/2018 Senate finally moves to fill USDA’s long-vacate top food safety post

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Senate finally moves to fill USDA's long-vacate top food safety post By Dan Flynn on Nov 20, 2018 12:05 am The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will finally conduct a public nomination hearing on Nov. 28 for Mindy Brashears to become USDA’s under secretary for food safety. Six months and 24 days after President Donald J. Trump nominated Brashears for the post, the Senate committee will hear public testimony on her nomination. Nomination... Continue Reading Of diamonds and meat: Culturing a better future By Guest Contributor on Nov 20, 2018 12:04 am ­Opinion The USDA and FDA recently announced their historic agreement to jointly regulate meat grown from animal cells, helping pave the pathway to commercialization of what’s often called cultured meat, clean meat, and now the newest term: cell-based meat. Start-ups culturing meat and their supporters point out that cellular agriculture can theoretically produce vast amounts... Continue Reading Nearly 1,500 sick from Salmonella in eggs from Poland By Joe Whitworth on Nov 20, 2018 12:03 am Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella linked to Polish eggs in an outbreak that has lasted more than six years and affected 18 countries. In total, 1,412 cases are associated with the outbreak: 532 confirmed and 166 probable infections since Feb. 2017 and 343 historical-confirmed and 367 historical-probable cases between 2012 and Jan.... Continue Reading Chicken thigh meat recalled for undeclared allergens By News Desk on Nov 20, 2018 12:02 am Salt Lake City’s Deleite Foods Enterprises Inc. Monday recalled about 11,000 pounds of marinated raw poultry products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products contain wheat and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label. The marinated diced... Continue Reading EU creates network to handle food crises By News Desk on Nov 20, 2018 12:02 am A network of “crisis coordinators” has been established by the European Commission as part of plans to improve management of food safety incidents. The idea of one contact point in each of the 28 EU member states came about at a meeting in September 2017 following the fipronil incident. Findings of the insecticide on Dutch... Continue Reading Michigan cheese company recalls product after state finds Listeria By News Desk on Nov 20, 2018 12:01 am Green Cedar, a company based in Michigan, is recalling an undisclosed volume of its Ackawi cheese because state and federal inspectors found Listeria contamination. Because of the long shelf life of the cheese — which has a sell-by date of March 26, 2019 — there is concern that consumers may have the recalled cheese in... Continue Reading Quaker Oats recalls Cap'n Crunch from Target for Salmonella risk By News Desk on Nov 20, 2018 12:00 am The Quaker Oats Co., a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., is recalling a small amount of Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch cereal from Target stores in three states after company tests showed the potential presence of Salmonella. Company and federal officials are working to find the source of the possible contamination. Three of the stores are... 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