| | By Coral Beach on Jan 17, 2019 01:01 am The head of the Food and Drug Administration has taken some good steps toward restoring food safety inspections as the partial government shutdown approaches the one month mark, but without a budget deal between Congress and the President, advocates say his path is at a dead end. During a briefing yesterday for the Congressional Food... Continue Reading By Dan Flynn on Jan 17, 2019 12:04 am The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) earlier this month explored one of the ways that more than 70 Salmonella outbreaks related to backyard poultry flocks have occurred since 2000. MMWR, published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, reported on a joint study by the Michigan Department of Health and... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Jan 17, 2019 12:03 am The European Union's system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The audit between December 2017 and May 2018 concentrated on chemical hazards — poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or handling. Examples include cleaning agents,... Continue Reading By News Desk on Jan 17, 2019 12:01 am Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand. Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member's Bill to protect people from food safety threats by "reckless pranksters" or people intent on "economic sabotage." "Recent events here in New Zealand and... Continue Reading | | | | | |
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