Food Safety Website

Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Latest from Food Safety Website

Brandt brand sausage recalled due to possible Listeria

August 24, 2020

G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. is recalling Brandt brand mini spicy cheese sausage because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) test results. The CFIA is currently conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to more recalls The product was distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The CFIA is verifying that the recalled product is removed from the marketplace. Consumers are being told not to…

Food Safety Website

Part Two: OEE data analysis — What’s your biggest pain point?

By Laura Mushrush

August 24, 2020

Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on understanding and implementing overall equipment effectiveness strategy. This series is sponsored by SafetyChain Software. When it comes to food manufacturers improving plant efficiency using overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), simply looking at output figures is not enough, says Clara Gavriliuc, Vice President of Data Analytics for SafetyChain Software. “Without analyzing the data of each of the three OEE components during the production day, it is…

Food Safety Website

Audit finds issues with Norway’s import control system not resolved

By News Desk

August 24, 2020

Norway must improve its import control system for products of animal origin, according to a report from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The recommendations by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) follow an updated country profile in July 2020, assessing Norway’s performance in food and veterinary areas. This profile is based on a general review audit by ESA in the country in February 2020. In this audit, ESA assessed how Norway has followed up on 38…

Food Safety Website

Warning letters sent because of dangerous mislabeling

By News Desk

August 24, 2020

Editor’s note: As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems. Two food firms have received warning letters for misbranding.…

Food Safety Website

Peach recall spreads to Canada as Salmonella outbreak continues

By News Desk

August 23, 2020

recalled Wegmans peaches — In the United States, peaches sold under the Wegmans brand have been recalled.

Wawona, the company that has recalled peaches across the U.S. because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak, is expanding the recall to include peaches distributed in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak in that country, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), but the health department had not posted a public notice as of this afternoon. In the United States, the outbreak has sickened 68 people across nine…

Food Safety Website

Simple steps can prevent serious back-to-school food poisoning

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

August 23, 2020

Contributed A new school year is approaching and with it, changes to your usual routine. “Parents are juggling many decisions as students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and others may still be distance learning,” said Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “You don’t want to add foodborne illness – commonly called food poisoning – to your list of…

Food Safety Website

Public Health England investigating rise in E. coli O157 infections

By Joe Whitworth

August 23, 2020

e. coli illustration — *E. coli representation*

Public Health England is investigating a spike in reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections this month. Potential sources of the increase in E. coli O157 cases are not yet clear but recent warm weather may have played a role. The latest available data shows in the week ending Aug. 16, there were 27 E. coli O157 notifications. The past four weeks had seen 11, 13, 6 and 7 respectively. Based on 2019 statistics…

Food Safety Website

Researchers predict Campylobacter increase due to climate change

By News Desk

August 23, 2020

Nordic countries may experience a doubling of Campylobacter cases by the late 2080s, according to researchers. Scientists used national surveillance data to analyze the relationship between climate and campylobacteriosis in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden and estimate impact of climate changes on future disease patterns. They found nearly 6,000 excess Campylobacter cases per year in these four countries could be linked only to climate changes, according to the study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Domestic cases of…

Food Safety Website

More peaches implicated in Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak

By News Desk

August 22, 2020

Federal, state and local authorities continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to peaches as new retailers are added to the related recall list. All of the implicated peaches were packed or supplied by Prima Wawona or Wawona Packing Co., both of California. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that epidemiologic evidence indicates peaches are the likely source of this outbreak. As of Aug. 19, the CDC reported a total…

Food Safety Website

Sweden investigating Campylobacter increase

By Joe Whitworth

August 22, 2020

Public health officials in Sweden have noted an increase in the number of people falling ill with Campylobacter infections this month. The rise coincides with an increase in Campylobacter in broiler flocks since the end of July, according to Folkhalsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden). This agency, regional infection control units, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Livsmedelsverket (National Food Agency), Swedish Board of Agriculture and Swedish Work Environment Authority are investigating causes of the increase and…

Food Safety Website

Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Blog Authors

Brandt brand sausage recalled due to possible Listeria

Part Two: OEE data analysis — What’s your biggest pain point?

Audit finds issues with Norway’s import control system not resolved

Warning letters sent because of dangerous mislabeling

Peach recall spreads to Canada as Salmonella outbreak continues

Simple steps can prevent serious back-to-school food poisoning

Public Health England investigating rise in E. coli O157 infections

Researchers predict Campylobacter increase due to climate change

More peaches implicated in Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak

Sweden investigating Campylobacter increase

Stay Connected

Company

Products

Support

New to the Network