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Recall roundup: US onion recalls continue
The recalls of onions in the US keep coming in as the country battles with a Salmonella outbreak, while a norovirus alert is raised in the UK.
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Is the next melamine scandal looming?
With the demand for plant-based products rocketing and as the call for protein-rich alternatives increases, Professor Chris Elliott questions whether history will repeat itself, as he warns of another melamine scandal.
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Recall roundup: Listeria alert in the US and supermarket recalls in the UK
This week's recall roundup features Listeria concerns and fish wire alerts in the US, as well as supermarket recalls in the UK.
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Recall roundup: Onion salmonella concerns continue in the US
This week's recall roundup features more concerns over a salmonella outbreak among onions in the US, as well as undeclared allergens in Canada.
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Recall roundup: Contaminated onions spark Salmonella fears
This week's recall roundup features a Salmonella alert across the US and Canada after onions imported from Mexico were found to be contaminated with the bacteria.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
USDA promises to get tough on Salmonella and UK food price hikes described as "terrifying" in this week's top headlines.
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USDA to revamp Salmonella prevention efforts
The USDA will seek feedback from the industry on current Salmonella control measures and will look to build on the latest science to reduce the number of Americans infected with Salmonella each year.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella alert and arsenic fears in baby food
This week's recall roundup features concerns over arsenic levels in baby food sold in Walmart, and a Salmonella alert in seafood products.
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Recall roundup: Listeria, botulinum and foreign objects
This week's recall roundup features concerns over Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum, alongside undeclared allergen recalls.
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Norovirus sweeps US university
More than 100 people have fallen ill with norovirus at Georgetown University in the States, but how the virus outbreak began is unknown.
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Recall roundup: Listeria and STEC alerts sounded in US
This week's recall roundup features alerts over Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga-toxin producing E.coli (STEC) in the US and undeclared allergen recalls in UK supermarkets.
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Recall roundup: Listeria alert in Canada and undeclared allergens
This week's recall roundup features a Listeria alert in Canada, as well as multiple undeclared allergens across the US and UK.
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EU lifts ban on feeding livestock processed animal protein (PAP)
The ban was put in place after the BSE outbreak of the 1990s, which resulted in the culling of millions of cattle and the deaths of hundreds of people. The European Commission, however, has kept the ban on intra-species recycling.
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How to improve your food safety culture
Food safety expert, Wasi Asghar, examines the ways in which the senior management of food manufacturers can improve food safety culture.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
This week's quickfire news roundup includes a warning over potential food terrorism in the UK and a suspected Salmonella outbreak impacting pork scratchings.
