Food Safety News - April 27, 2018 Cesium-131 radiation testing of Japanese food no longer required

Cesium-131 radiation testing of Japanese food no longer required By Dan Flynn A requirement put into effect six years ago after the Fukushima earthquake for Cesium-131 radiation testing of food from East Japan has been lifted by the Hong Kong Center for Food Safety. The half-life of Cesium-131 is only about eight days. More than seven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake with a... Continue Reading Listeria problems with soft cheeses increasing in the U.S. By News Desk Listeriosis outbreaks associated with soft cheeses have been trending up in the United States since 2006, with high percentages of pregnant women and Hispanic people among those sickened. The risk for infection increases up to 160-fold when such cheeses are made from unpasteurized, raw milk. The outbreaks linked to soft cheese from 1998 to 2014... Continue Reading More pork recalled in connection with deadly E. coli outbreak By News Desk Canadian investigators continue their traceback efforts related to a deadly E. coli outbreak, resulting in three more recall notices for this week for pork products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is working with the Alberta Health Services (AHS) on the outbreak investigation. The agencies have linked the outbreak to a meat shop south of Edmonton,... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2016 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle WA 98104 USA Change your address or unsubscribe. * To unsubscribe from updates, click the link above, click the unsubscribe link sent to your email, then toggle the subscription settings to "Unsubscribe".

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