World Supply Chain News
India: Business wary of new food safety law
Snehlata Shrivastav, TNN | Aug 11, 2011
NAGPUR: Even before the Maharashtra government has begun implementation of the new Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 and Rules 2010 framed under it a section of trading and industrial community is up in arms against the Act.
USA: When the E. coli outbreak hit Europe, scientists faced multiple problems
By Amy Karon of the Journal Sentinel Aug. 8, 2011
The recent E. coli outbreak in Europe caught scientists there flat-footed, officials told a group of international food safety experts in Milwaukee last week.
"We weren't prepared. In Europe we had the perception of fresh produce as very safe," said Mieke Uyttendaele, senior microbiologist at Ghent University in Belgium.
USA: Cargill Turkey Recall Criticized as Officials Say Evidence Weak
By Alan Bjerga - Aug 5, 2011
U.S. officials didn’t press Cargill Inc. to recall turkey potentially tainted by salmonella sooner because of conflicting, incomplete data, prompting consumer advocates to call for a more-aggressive approach.
Cargill pulled back almost 36 million pounds of ground turkey on Aug. 3, in the second-biggest U.S. meat recall, and halted processing of the product at its Springdale, Arkansas, plant after being presented with the results of what health officials described as a lengthy and painstaking investigation.
Taiwan: E. Coli found in 6% of drinks in Taipei
By Jessica Burke on 10 August 2011
A survey in Taiwan has found strains of E Coli in over 6 per cent of drinks.
USA: One dead, 10 sick from E. coli O157:H7 traced to Oregon strawberry farm
Posted: August 8th, 2011 - 4:29pm by Doug Powell
Oregon Public Health officials have identified fresh strawberries from a Newberg, Oregon, farm as the source of a cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections that sickened at least 10 people last month, including one person who died.
Japan: Stop claiming food is safe, ministry told
Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
Kyodo
Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has committed an about-face on policy by telling his ministry to refrain from vouching for the safety of Japanese food.
The ministry stance changed after radiation-tainted beef was found to have been sold to consumers nationwide, sources said.
The contaminated meat is coming from cattle that were fed rice straw contaminated with cesium isotopes ejected by the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority rolls-out second food safety campaign
United Arab Emirates: Monday, August 08 - 2011
Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority launched its second food safety campaign aiming at better educating consumers in terms of preparing, transporting and storing food whilst helping prevent any health risks that may result in transferring diseases or any food-associated health hazards.
With Debt Deal, Food Safety Funding Uncertain
by Helena Bottemiller | Aug 08, 2011 - Food Safety News
The debt deal struck by leaders in Washington last week has food policy insiders worried about the future of food safety funding at both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
'Superbugs' in our food
Editorial
Aug 6, 2011
Scientists have warned for decades that routinely feeding antibiotics to poultry and livestock would lead to new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
USDA’s Failed Salmonella Policy
Aug 3, 2011
Denmark takes its Salmonella seriously – even in raw poultry.
Since the beginning of this year, Denmark has recorded seven recalls of raw poultry products due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled chicken and turkey products originated in Brazil (1 recall), Denmark (1 recall), Hungary (3 recalls), Germany (1 recall), and Poland (1 recall).