Food Safety News - 08/30/2018 Consumers urged to check for chicken linked to deadly Salmonella outbreak

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Consumers urged to check for chicken linked to deadly Salmonella outbreak

By Coral Beach on Aug 30, 2018 12:05 am


One person is dead and at least 16 others have been infected by a strain of Salmonella found during routine federal testing at two raw chicken processing plants. The implicated raw chicken was packaged under the Empire Kosher brand. It was produced from September 2017 through June this year, according to a public health alert... Continue Reading



USDA confirms sixth case of Mad Cow disease in past 15 years

By News Desk on Aug 30, 2018 12:04 am


The sixth case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, during the past 15 years in the United States has been identified in a 6-year-old mixed breed beef cow in Florida. The positive test for so-called Mad Cow Disease comes six years after the most recent in 2012 at Hanford, CA. Officials from the U.S. Department of... Continue Reading



Expert calls for 'One Health' approach as E.coli cases in Ireland continue to rise

By Joe Whitworth on Aug 30, 2018 12:03 am


Ireland is in the midst of one of its largest E. coli O157 outbreaks ever, with hundreds having been infected, according to a food safety expert. Alan Reilly, former chief executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, told Food Safety News he wants to draw the attention of the public and government to the problem... Continue Reading



Setting the record straight: USDA says your meat and poultry are safe to eat

By Carmen Rottenberg on Aug 29, 2018 03:08 pm


Opinion Note on the author: Carmen Rottenberg, administrator of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service posted this alert today. As the head of a public health agency that ensures the safety of meat and poultry, food safety is my number one priority. Americans depend on us to keep their food safe. When you see the USDA mark... Continue Reading



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