| | By Dan Flynn on Dec 05, 2018 12:06 am As expected, South Africa’s high court in Johannesburg has certified the class action lawsuit brought on behalf of victims in the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak against Tiger Brands. It means that by March of next year, South Africa will see a court drama play out on behalf of all 1,060 victims of listeriosis outbreak including... Continue Reading By Guest Contributor on Dec 05, 2018 12:05 am Opinion Editor’s note: This guest column was written by Senior Director of Health and Food Erik Olson and Interim Food Director Lena Brook of the National Resources Defense Council. We live in partisan times, as anyone who had to sit through Thanksgiving dinner with distant relatives can probably attest. But even your crazy uncle would agree... Continue Reading By News Desk on Dec 05, 2018 12:04 am The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported almost 40 cases of Salmonella infection linked to tahini products that have also sickened five people in the United States. The Ministry of Health found a possible connection between the Salmonella accumulation and tahini by Achdut with expiry dates April 7, 2019, through May 21, 2019. The agency again highlighted an... Continue Reading By News Desk on Dec 05, 2018 12:02 am Eat Smart kale salad kits are under recall in Canada because government sample testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Apio Inc., headquartered in Guadalupe, CA, owns the Eat Smart brand, but it is not mentioned in the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The CFIA posted the notice Dec. 4,... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Dec 05, 2018 12:01 am Laboratory reports of pathogens including Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 have all increased compared to last year in England and Wales. Data is based on common gastrointestinal infections in England and Wales reported to Public Health England (PHE) until the end of October. Campylobacter spp. rose from 47,675 infections from... Continue Reading | | | | | |