Food Safety News - 09/25/2018 Cargill’s 66 million tons of recalled beef for E. coli contamination went everywhere

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Cargill's 66 million tons of recalled beef for E. coli contamination went everywhere

By Dan Flynn on Sep 25, 2018 12:05 am


Just as the late, great Johnny Cash once sang about having traveled every road in the land, those 66 tons of ground beef recalled on Sept. 20 by Cargill Meat Solutions after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak also went “everywhere” or pretty close to it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service(FSIS)... Continue Reading



There's room on the hamburger bun for cell-cultured meat and politics

By Brian Ronholm on Sep 25, 2018 12:04 am


Opinion During the recent Good Food Institute conference on cell-cultured meat, an industry executive remarked that he tries to stay away from politics and focus on his company and developing the technology. That certainly is an understandable approach, especially given the turbulent political climate we are experiencing.  However, considering that this emerging industry is the... Continue Reading



Sweden reports two E. coli outbreaks; more than 100 ill

By Joe Whitworth on Sep 25, 2018 12:03 am


Sweden has been hit by two different outbreaks of E. coli, with one of them affecting more than 100 people. A pizza ingredient is suspected, but investigations are ongoing. An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 has 105 confirmed cases while 13 people have been infected with E. coli O26. A spokeswoman for Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health... Continue Reading



Needles in strawberries tampering issue hits New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on Sep 25, 2018 12:01 am


The scare about sewing needles in strawberries first identified in Australia has spread to New Zealand. Officials with Countdown, a supermarket in New Zealand, said needles were found in a punnet of strawberries from Western Australia, which was bought in one of its supermarkets in Auckland. The Choice brand of strawberries was sold nationwide last week.... Continue Reading



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