Food Safety News - 12/06/2018 Senate likely to vote soon on Brashears as USDA’s top food safety official

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Senate likely to vote soon on Brashears as USDA's top food safety official By Dan Flynn on Dec 06, 2018 12:06 am The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry late Wednesday voted to favorably report the nomination of Mindy Brashears to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety. Her nomination may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation. That floor vote is expected to occur before the holidays. Brashears is a professor... Continue Reading Nation's oldest "ag-gag" law challenged by animal legal activists By Dan Flynn on Dec 06, 2018 12:04 am Federal judges have not much liked those state laws restricting spying on animal agriculture that have been adopted since 2010. When challenged by animal activists in federal courts have largely been knocking down the so-called “ag-gag” laws, citing Constitutional grounds. An older generation of state laws designed to protect animal agriculture operators has gone unchallenged.... Continue Reading Germany investigating almost 60 Listeria cases By Joe Whitworth on Dec 06, 2018 12:03 am German authorities are investigating almost 60 cases of Listeria in the south and west of the country. The Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) said 57 isolates could be allocated to notified cases of listeriosis in Germany and it believes there is a probable epidemiological link between the infections. RKI and the Austrian Agency for Health and Food... Continue Reading EFSA identifies important foodborne parasites in Europe By News Desk on Dec 06, 2018 12:01 am Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. have been identified as important foodborne parasites in Europe. Infection with these parasites in humans and animals, or their occurrence in food, is not notifiable in all member states. There are also no routine controls for the three parasites in food. Diseases caused by them are cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and... Continue Reading Fresh frozen meats for pets recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes By News Desk on Dec 06, 2018 12:00 am Columbia River Natural Pet Foods is recalling Cow Pie fresh frozen meats for dogs and cats because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in humans. The recall was initiated after routine testing by the Washington State Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a... 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