| | By Carl Custer on Nov 13, 2018 12:05 am Opinion Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part opinion piece. To read part one, please click here. In the previous article, I wrote about the decades-old public health problem of poultry-borne salmonellosis. This article will propose declaring the virulent strains that are pathogenic to humans as adulterants and the benefits of doing so.... Continue Reading By News Desk on Nov 13, 2018 12:03 am During a recent routine inspection, Minnesota officials discovered bologna and sausage products packaged under the Ruck's Meat Processing and Tollefson Family Pork brands could be contaminated with Listeria. The producer, Ruck's Meat Processing of Belle Plaine, MN, recalled an undisclosed amount of the meat products, according to a recall notice posted by the Minnesota Department... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Nov 13, 2018 12:03 am A 50-year-old woman has been charged in relation to contamination of strawberries with sewing needles in Australia. My Ut Trinh was arrested on Sunday and appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, Nov. 12. She had worked as a supervisor at a strawberry farm, according to officials. She was charged with seven counts of contamination of... Continue Reading By News Desk on Nov 13, 2018 12:02 am A unit of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has searched a meat processing facility suspected of selling products without the required accreditation. The Intelligence and Investigation Service (IOD) of the NVWA raided the unnamed firm Nov. 8. The agency suspects the company sells meat to catering firms. An NVWA statement said... Continue Reading | | | | | |