France: Cooperl fined for selling meat contaminated with Salmonella
The contaminated meat was delivered to companies (especially Russian, but also French) that produce ready-made food.
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Codex Alimentarius: Guidelines for the control of Trichinella spp. parasites in pork
La carne porcina de las zonas de escaso riesgo puede ser objeto de comercio sin pruebas extensivas, mientras que las canales de las zonas donde hay riesgo de contagio de Trichinella continuarán siendo examinadas a fondo.
Record interventions of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed to fight health risks
Among the most notified risks are mercury in fish, aflatoxins in nuts and Salmonella in poultry.
United States: Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens
FSIS encourages retailers to review the guidance and evaluate the effectiveness of their retail practices and intervention strategies in reducing the risk of listeriosis to consumers.
United States: FSIS issues Directive revising Food Safety Assessment Methodology
The purpose of this directive is to provide instructions to EIAO s on how to conduct FSA s using a new work methodology, so an EIAO can complete the in-plant portion of most FSAs in 5 to 7 production days.
The role of pigs in the generation of new strains of influenza
Pigs can act as a source of new influenza strains with zoonotic potential, but the increase of the genetic diversity of the swine influenza viruses is largely due to the introduction of influenza strains of human origin. Therefore, it is highly recommended that all staff that has frequent contact with pigs should be vaccinated against influenza.
United States: CDC data show progress in reducing some foodborne infections in 2014
In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008.
Spain: Interporc will take to the Spanish pig farms the Rules on Good Biosecurity Practices
The Pig Interprofessional Association (Interporc), together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, will take to more than 80,000 Spanish pig farms the Rules on Good Biosecurity Practices on farms and during the transport of pigs.
Mexico expands the technical agricultural cooperation with Central America and Caribbean countries
The SAGARPA signed the second stage of the Technical Cooperation Agreement for the Encouragement of Abilities with the IICA, with which the geographical coverage will englobe 22 Central American and Caribbean countries.
United States: how to sample for Salmonella at establishments that produce raw pork
USDA has issued a notice that instructs inspection program personnel (IPP) at establishments that produce raw pork products how to sample for Salmonella.
Argentina: Interinstitutional committees to improve zoonoses prevention
Their aim is to study the health problems in each municipality and to improve the thoroughness and the efficacy of the prevention and control programmes implemented by the health organism.
World Health Day 2015: the event focuses on the importance of food safety
The theme for World Health Day 2015 provides the perfect opportunity to emphasise the importance of the animal health and public health services working together at national level to ensure food safety throughout the food chain.
United States: USDA awards 36 Food Safety Grants, including $6.7 million for antimicrobial resistance
NIFA made the awards through the AFRI Food Safety program to protect consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur in the food chain, from production to consumption.
United States: FDA and EPA sign a data sharing Memorandum of Understanding
The memorandum of understanding establishes a process of disclosure and sharing of their respective databases that will facilitate the decisions of each agency related to food safety, veterinary medicine...
United States: prescribed treatment to destroy trichinae in pork
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) canceled and reissued FSIS Notice 21-14, " Prescribed Treatment to Destroy Trichinae in Pork, and Products Containing Pork."
OIE and and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforce their collaboration
Several topics of mutual interest were explored, notably the prevention of AMR as well as animal disease information systems, including zoonosis.