Food Safety News - 01/17/2019 U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted By Coral Beach on Jan 17, 2019 01:01 am The head of the Food and Drug Administration has taken some good steps toward restoring food safety inspections as the partial government shutdown approaches the one month mark, but without a budget deal between Congress and the President, advocates say his path is at a dead end. During a briefing yesterday for the Congressional Food... Continue Reading MMWR reports on how backyard flock outbreak was traced back to hatchery By Dan Flynn on Jan 17, 2019 12:04 am The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) earlier this month explored one of the ways that more than 70 Salmonella outbreaks related to backyard poultry flocks have occurred since 2000. MMWR, published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, reported on a joint study by the Michigan Department of Health and... Continue Reading Auditors find EU chemical hazards system is 'overstretched' By Joe Whitworth on Jan 17, 2019 12:03 am The European Union's system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The audit between December 2017 and May 2018 concentrated on chemical hazards — poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or handling. Examples include cleaning agents,... Continue Reading Stricter food contamination penalties proposed in New Zealand By News Desk on Jan 17, 2019 12:01 am Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand. Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member's Bill to protect people from food safety threats by "reckless pranksters" or people intent on "economic sabotage." "Recent events here in New Zealand and... 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