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Big cantaloupe outbreak in progress.

Here's what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe (18 Dec 2023) A deadly outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe continues to grow. U.S. health officials have con...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/02/usda-finds-no-evidence-of-intentional-harm-from-seed-deliveries/?utm_source=Food+Safety+News&utm_campaign=869318a4a6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f46cc10150-869318a4a6-40028979

USDA finds no evidence of intentional harm from seed deliveries The U.S. Department of Agriculture hasn't found any evidence that someone was deliberately trying to cause harm with unsolicited seed

Some have been nervous about food supply. I have been in food safety for 25 years and I know Frank Yiannas, FDA from airline days, he was formerly with Disney and Wal-Mart.

I would treat food packaging as if it has virus on them and wash your hands after removing food from packing, to-go, groceries ect. Treat all food packaging like it is raw chicken. After that your safe as the virus is an pulmonary (lung) disease. So unless you have significant underling medical conditions order from take out just as you would normally.

I do still suggest washing ready to eat fruits and vegetables in a product called FIT. (found in the cleaning section of your grocery store). This is more related to other foodborne illnesses than addressing any issues with COVID-19.

Remember to cook all raw meats to their required temperatures, don't cross contaminate raw and cooked items and chill hot foods to less than 41F in less than 4hrs. The hospitals don't have time for your food borne illness.

Cooking temps: ground meats 165F, steak color change on all surfaces, chicken 165F, and fish 145F.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, FDA leaders say the food supply is safe | Food Safety News Contributed A critical part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s mission is safeguarding the human and animal food supply, helping to ensure that

Some big changes coming to our service offerings. Stay tuned.

Attending the SQF conference in Atlanta this week. Lots of great info all around.

Do you make seafood, and non-seafood non-meat products in the US? You need to read this document.

www.fda.gov

Interesting new service from Lufthansa

​Lufthansa to offer a la carte options in Economy On the menu will be grilled steak, bento box with a selection of classic Japanese sushi specialities, Bavarian snacks, Asian vitality menu with quinoa, Mediterranean pasta with shrimp or Thai curry.

Good article on food safety

The Food-Safety Challenge of Nutritious Food Fresh produce and raw ingredients present a unique set of issues.

Food safety tip. Don't eat frozen vegetables with out cooking them. They are. It intended to be eaten with out following the cooking directions. https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls/recent/listeria.html

Recalls of Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Fruit, and Other Products Related to Investigation of Listeria Illnesses | FoodSafety.gov Recalls of Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Fruit, and Other Products Related to Investigation of Listeria Illnesses

If you cook your peas they wont hurt you. Follow the cooking instructions and all will be good. This trend of juicing frozen foods is going to cost consumers more money as these plants are not designed to produce RTE Foods (ready to eat foods) http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/04/seasons-choice-sweet-peas-recalled-by-aldi-stores-for-listeria/ #.WOePxjsrJEY

Season's Choice sweet peas recalled by ALDI stores for listeria | Food Safety News ALDI, based in Batavia, IL, has recalled Season’s Choice Frozen Sweet Peas in cooperation with Lakeside Foods, Inc. over fear that the products may be contaminated with listeria. No illnesses have been associated with the products, which were sold in ALDI stores in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentuck...

Very large implications here.

High-path H7 bird flu found in Tyson flock in Tenn. A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been confirmed in a chicken breeder flock in Tennessee, contracted to Tyson Foods Inc., Reuters reported. Some 73,500 birds will be culled as a result...

Check your cupboard for Chunks of Beef Dog food.

http://www.syracuse.com/product-recalls/2017/02/dog_food_recalled_after_deadly_sedative_found.html

Dog food recalled after deadly sedative found Evanger's Dog & Cat Food has made a voluntary recall of dog food after a deadly sedative was found.