| | By Joe Whitworth on Feb 01, 2019 12:05 am Three people are facing jail in the Netherlands for their roles in the horse meat scandal of 2013. The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) imposed fines up to €150,000 ($172,000) against three companies and their executives for meat fraud. OM set a fine of €150,000 ($172,000) against the now-bankrupt Van Hattem Vlees BV slaughterhouse and... Continue Reading By Dan Flynn on Feb 01, 2019 12:04 am Last year’s two Listeria outbreaks are over. And it puts the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an enviable position with no currently active Listeria outbreaks. Among the foodborne diseases, Listeria is known for its high fatality rate. According to CDC, an estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, mostly from eating... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Feb 01, 2019 12:03 am Researchers have provided more detail on one of the largest Salmonella Dublin outbreaks in France in recent years linked to raw milk cheese. In January 2016, the National Reference Center for Salmonella reported to Santé Publique France, the national public health agency, an increase in Salmonella Dublin infections across the country, with 37 isolates identified... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Feb 01, 2019 12:02 am The European Commission is planning to introduce hygiene rules for insects for human consumption. Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 sets rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for businesses. The draft act proposes to add a section on insects. Insects are increasingly produced in or exported to the EU and used as an alternative... Continue Reading By News Desk on Feb 01, 2019 12:01 am A party of 28 went into the La Fuente restaurant at 14400 SE Petrovitsky Rd in Renton, WA last Friday (Jan. 25) and all who attended experienced an outbreak of “norovirus-like illness” with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Public Health in King County, WA says the ill did not require hospitalization and there have not been... Continue Reading | | | | | |
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