Food Safety News - 11/21/2018 Beach Beat: Romaine producers urge blanket recall in light of new outbreak

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Beach Beat: Romaine producers urge blanket recall in light of new outbreak By Coral Beach on Nov 21, 2018 12:06 am Opinion ALERT: Federal officials in the U.S. and Canada have announced a new E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce and recommend that consumers, retailers and foodservice operators not eat, sell or serve any romaine. As of Nov. 20, a total of 50 people across 11 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces had been confirmed... Continue Reading Listeria infections prompt nationwide recall of pork patty rolls By News Desk on Nov 21, 2018 12:05 am Federal officials report a cluster of Listeria monocytogenes infections dating back to July 2017 has spurred a nationwide recall of an “undetermined amount” of Long Phung brand pork patty rolls. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) confirmed on Nov. 19 that samples collected from a Long Phung Food Products production facility were positive for the strain of... Continue Reading Walmart, Safeway among retailers that received recalled turkey By Coral Beach on Nov 21, 2018 12:04 am State and federal officials are beginning to identify retailers that received recalled Jennie-O brand ground turkey that is implicated in a 35-state outbreak of Salmonella Reading. Washington state's Department of Health reports four chains with stores statewide received the recalled ground turkey products — Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer and QFC. As of Tuesday night, named... Continue Reading Four letters spell out the most significant food safety change in the past 25 years By Dr. Richard Raymond on Nov 21, 2018 12:03 am Opinion First of all, remember these opinions are mine and mine only. I am certain many would challenge or disagree with what I think was the biggest development to improve food safety. And before I begin to elaborate on my thinking, I will tell you why I picked 25 years as the timeline, since 25... Continue Reading 'Striking' lack of safety data on flowers in food By Joe Whitworth on Nov 21, 2018 12:02 am There is a "striking" lack of safety data on wild flowers used at restaurants, according to a review in Denmark. Of 23 flowers reviewed, nine contained compounds with toxic or potentially toxic effects if eaten, two had unidentified toxic compound(s) and four were flowers from plants with potentially toxic compounds present in other plant parts... Continue Reading CDC responds to new E. coli outbreak by warning consumers not to eat romaine By Dan Flynn on Nov 20, 2018 06:52 pm There’s a new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak caused by romaine lettuce and this time the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is taking the tough love approach. In announcing the new outbreak, CDC Tuesday said consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, serve or sell any romaine lettuce until federal food safety... 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