The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with several state agencies, have alerted consumers to an outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with drinking raw milk. At least 12 confirmed illnesses have been recently reported in Michigan. Symptoms of campylobacteriosis include diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever. Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), has reported that, as of [...]
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New Zealand to merge Food Safety Body into Ministry in Cost Saving Exercise
March 27th, 2010 by Tony
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority will be merged into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, say Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity David Carter and Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson. Reintegrating NZFSA back into MAF allows for a single organisation focused on the integrity and performance of New Zealand’s biological economy, Mr Carter says. A [...]
Consumer Focus Wales E.coli Report Published
March 24th, 2010 by Tony
This week the Consumer Focus Wales report: ‘Protecting consumers from E.coli O157′ has been published. The report refers to progress by the Agency and others in implementing the recommendations in the Pennington report on the Public Inquiry into the E.coli outbreak in South Wales in 2005. The report states: Much of the work undertaken by [...]
Free Shelf Life Guidance Published
March 24th, 2010 by Tony
A free publication to help food businesses determine the shelf-life of ready to eat foods has been published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Chilled Food Association (CFA). The Shelf-life Guidance is designed to help businesses, from small food outlets to major food manufacturers, calculate an accurate safe time period that certain foods [...]
Leak Proof Packaging Fundamental to Controlling Campylobacter Contamination in Chicken
March 21st, 2010 by Tony
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has acknowledged the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) study which has shown that there is a high level of Campylobacter contamination in poultry carcasses in plants throughout Europe. According to Professor Alan Reilly, CEO, FSAI the findings of both studies provide significant data for the FSAI’s Scientific Committee [...]