Food Safety News - 11/30/2018 Publisher’s Platform: Revive the MDP

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Publisher's Platform: Revive the MDP By Bill Marler on Nov 30, 2018 12:06 am Hundreds sicken and hospitalized, dozens with kidney failure and 7 deaths from romaine in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Canada and the response from industry and government has been what?  Please put labels on the product so we know when the next outbreak happens that we might know where it came from.... Continue Reading Progress on listeria made with CPS-funded research By News Desk on Nov 30, 2018 12:05 am The Center for Produce Safety in Woodland, CA, is out with some promising findings on Listeria from CPS-funded research at Clemson University in South Carolina. According to the CPS report, Clemson researchers have found a couple of ways to reduce the risk of Listeria in stone fruit packinghouses. The first approach is to apply "edible coatings with... Continue Reading FSA food standards review highlights failures By Joe Whitworth on Nov 30, 2018 12:04 am Food standards delivery in the United Kingdom is hampered by inadequate resources and an out of date approach to regulation, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The agency reviewed how such work is handled across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. FSA surveyed local authorities (LAs) between March and May 2017 across the three countries... Continue Reading The new holiday tradition: Searching for recalls and outbreak information By Guest Contributor on Nov 30, 2018 12:03 am Opinion Editor’s note on the author: Michéle Samarya-Timm, a health educator and Registered Environmental Health Specialist working for Somerset (NJ) County Department of Health, originally wrote this column for barfblog.com. It is reprinted here with permission of barfblog founder Doug Powell. Baking pumpkin pies with Aunt Kay's secret recipe. Watching “Miracle on 34th Street.” Preparing the dining room with the... Continue Reading More than 2,000 ill and nine dead in Australian outbreaks By Joe Whitworth on Nov 30, 2018 12:02 am Foodborne outbreaks affected more than 2,000 and killed nine people in Australia in 2012, according to the latest OzFoodNet annual report. OzFoodNet sites reported 144 outbreaks of foodborne and suspected foodborne illness involving 2,117 people with 183 hospitalized. The largest number of outbreaks, 47, was recorded by New South Wales. One of every five outbreaks... Continue Reading Elevated vitamin D in pet food sparks two more recalls By News Desk on Nov 30, 2018 12:00 am ANF Inc. and ELM Pet Foods are recalling dry dog foods because of potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Dogs that ingest excessive vitamin D may experience vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling and weight loss. At very high levels, vitamin D can lead to renal dysfunction. ANF has recalled the... 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