Food Safety News - 09/04/2018 Learn it, do it, teach it — Make Food Safety Education Month last all year

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Learn it, do it, teach it — Make Food Safety Education Month last all year

By U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sep 04, 2018 12:05 am


Contributed Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of Food Safety Education Month. September is National Food Safety Education Month. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness about steps consumers, educators and others can take to prevent food poisoning. Every year, an estimated... Continue Reading



FDA documents first Cyclospora contamination of U.S. fresh produce

By Coral Beach on Sep 04, 2018 12:04 am


A special FDA testing program on fresh herbs has documented the first confirmed evidence of the Cyclospora parasite in U.S. produce. The Food and Drug Administration found the microscopic parasite on fresh cilantro at a U.S. distribution facility in July. In a follow-up investigation, the FDA found Cyclospora on fresh cilantro at a farm. The... Continue Reading



South Africa declares end to largest ever Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on Sep 04, 2018 12:03 am


The largest ever detected Listeria outbreak in known history is over, according to officials in South Africa. Between Jan. 1, 2017, and July 17, 2018, South Africa recorded 1,060 laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis, including 216 deaths. The outbreak was linked to a ready-to-eat (RTE) processed meat plant owned by Tiger Brands, the Enterprise Foods production... Continue Reading



Campylobacter in raw milk leads to recall in New Zealand

By News Desk on Sep 04, 2018 12:01 am


BOI Farming Ltd., trading as Bella Vacca Jerseys, is recalling raw, unpasteurized milk in New Zealand because of contamination with Campylobacter bacteria. Bella Vacca brand unpasteurized, raw drinking milk is sold in 750-ml glass bottles. Batch numbers 270818, 280818, 310818, 010918 and 030918 with use by dates Aug. 27, 28 and 31, and Sept. 1 and 3... Continue Reading



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