Food Safety News - May 18, 2017 USDA reorganization plan could reduce food safety protections

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USDA reorganization plan could reduce food safety protections

By Brian Ronholm

A seemingly minor component of the USDA reorganization plan released last week could have a negative impact on food safety as the plan gets implemented. Much of the focus has been on the creation of a new undersecretary for trade position, but the plan also calls for the establishment of an interagency committee that would... Continue Reading

Cheese from Nicaragua recalled for Listeria concerns

By News Desk

Another Miami-based company is recalling imported cheese because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Global Garlic Inc. recalled "Queso Fresco/ Whole Milk Cheese" from Nicaragua but did not report how the possible bacterial contamination was discovered. Global Garlic distributed the De Mi Pais brand cheese to retailers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Fl, and in... Continue Reading

Pasteurization equipment failure spurs Wisconsin cheese recall

By News Desk

Henning's Cheese, a fourth-generation, family-owned operation in Wisconsin has recalled about 1,000 pounds of its colby jack cheese because of a temporary pasteurizer malfunction. No illnesses had been reported as of Tuesday when the Kiel, WI, company posted its recall notice with the Food and Drug Administration. However, because of the equipment malfunction, the company... Continue Reading

FSIS issues public health alert for rare E. coli in Dutch veal

By Dan Flynn

Foreign veal being imported to the United States is contaminated with a rare E. coli strain and while the products have not yet made anyone sick, a public health alert has been issued. Some  424 pounds of raw veal products imported from the Netherlands is likely  contaminated with the rare Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli... Continue Reading

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