The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is concerned about recent developments and statements supposedly released as facts into the public domain about the listeriosis outbreak.
Late last week, a federal court ordered a dairy producer linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak to cease operations, at least until it can comply with food safety regulations.
Tests performed at RCL Foods--the company named as the source of South Africa’s Listeria outbreak--resulted in no traces of the deadly Listeria ST6 strain at the processing plant. However, other strains of the pathogen were detected on the premises that could cause foodborne illness.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, Jorge Hernandez walks us through the complexities of getting food transported and distributed safely within in the U.S.
The poultry plant where Listeria was found during South Africa’s deadly Listeria outbreak has shut down. Thus far, 180 deaths since January 2017 have been confirmed in the world’s worst Listeria outbreak ever recorded.
A new report published by Queen’s University Belfast appears to prove that nitrates used in the curing process for processed meats can produce chemicals that cause an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and industry at large are actively working to identify and implement measures at the manufacturing/processing level to reduce Salmonella to below a detectable amount in frozen raw breaded chicken products such as chicken nuggets, chicken fingers, chicken strips, popcorn chicken and chicken burgers that are packaged for retail sale.
RSS
