Food Safety News - 01/10/2019 Draining canal may reveal answers about romaine contamination

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Draining canal may reveal answers about romaine contamination By Dan Flynn on Jan 10, 2019 12:05 am Arizona’s Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District plans an early drawdown this year of water in a canal suspected of contaminating romaine lettuce that was grown in the Yuma region and linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak in 2018. After the drawdown, district officials say the canal will be allowed to dry out so crews... Continue Reading Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question By Coral Beach on Jan 10, 2019 12:04 am Opinion Tomorrow some of the fuzzy math related to the government's operational status will come into clear focus for many so called non-essential federal employees when they don't get paid. Nuances of federal funding mean some administrators and employees have been and will continue to work and will continue to receive their regular pay. Those... Continue Reading Bankruptcy court awards soy nut butter E. coli victims $11.25 million By Dan Flynn on Jan 10, 2019 12:03 am The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Northern Illinois today is expected to award the remainder of insurance coverage held by I.M. Healthy and Dixie Dew to victims of 2017’s E. coli O157: H7 outbreak involving the two companies. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicated that I.M. Healthy brand Soy Nut Butter manufactured by Dixie Dew was... Continue Reading FSA seeks comments on recall and withdrawal guidance By Joe Whitworth on Jan 10, 2019 12:02 am The United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking feedback on guidance covering traceability, recalls and withdrawals. The guidance sets out the roles and responsibilities of those involved in food safety withdrawals and recalls in the UK and provides advice on good practice to help businesses comply with food laws. The aim is to promote clarity and consistency for... Continue Reading Raw pork sausage recalled for extraneous rubber material By News Desk on Jan 10, 2019 12:01 am The Sandusky, OH-based J. H. Routh Packing Co. late Wednesday recalled about 1,700 pounds of raw pork sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS is concerned that some product may be in retailers and consumers' refrigerators or... Continue Reading Food Safety News Copyright © 2019 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