Food Safety News - July 7, 2017 Maximum pesticide residue limits getting review Down Under

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Maximum pesticide residue limits getting review Down Under

By News Desk

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions by July 25 on a proposal to amend maximum residue limits (MRLs) for certain agricultural and veterinary chemicals. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said the proposal aims to harmonize limits in the Food Standards Code with limits used in exports. "If a chemical is... Continue Reading

CDC reports 2 trichinellosis outbreaks traced to walrus meat

By Coral Beach

Federal officials this week made public details of two outbreaks of Trichinella infections in Alaska in the past 12 months, both linked to undercooked walrus meat. Long associated with undercooked pork, the majority of cases of Trichinella infections in the U.S. since the late 1990s have been caused by wild game species that are not in... Continue Reading

Ontario court fines Creation Foods Co. for kosher food violation

By News Desk

In the first provincial court case prosecuted in Canada for misrepresentation of a kosher food product, Creation Foods Co. of Woodbridge, has been fined $25,000. The corporate entity recently pleaded guilty to two counts of contravening Section 31(1) of the Food and Drugs Act in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket. A manufacturer of frozen... Continue Reading

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