Halal poultry products recalled for missing inspection By News Desk  Long Island City, NY-based Afandina Halal, has recalled an undetermined amount of raw poultry products that were produced, packaged and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The raw chicken items were produced and packaged from May 14 through June 22, 2018.... Continue Reading
IAFP 2018 Award Recipients By Kelsey M. Mackin  SALT LAKE CITY — The International Association for Food Protection presented awards recognizing excellence in food safety to the following organizations and individuals during its annual meeting and conference this week at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The annual IAFP event continues today. BLACK PEARL Sponsored by F&H Food Equipment Company Eurofins Scientific, Inc.... Continue Reading
Eight EU countries report Hepatitis A cases with Moroccan link By Joe Whitworth  Two distinct Hepatitis A virus strains are causing infections in travelers returning from Morocco, according to researchers. From January to June 2018, two outbreaks are ongoing affecting people coming back from Morocco and cases in Europe without travel history, resulting in 163 patients in eight European countries. In the first cluster, 55 cases of Hepatitis... Continue Reading
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Thirteen people in Sweden have been infected by Hepatitis A virus linked to frozen strawberries from Poland. Eleven confirmed and two suspected cases come are reported from four Swedish counties, Skåne, Blekinge, Kalmar and Gävleborg. Nine women and four men aged 11 to 92 are affected. The most recent person to fall ill had symptoms... 
Radagast Pet Food Inc. of Portland, OR, has recalled three lots of raw cat food that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and one lot that may contain E. coli O121, after testing carried out by the company detected the presence of the pathogens. People also can become infected with either pathogen through handling the... 
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being used in the food safety laboratories of more than half of countries surveyed in Europe. By the end of 2016, the technique was present in labs in 17 of 30 countries, according to results of a survey by the European Commission and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). They found... 
