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U.S – Enoki mushrooms imported from China and distributed by Utopia Foods, New York, have been linked to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. This is according to investigations conducted by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as state and local partners. The FDA describes Enoki mushrooms as long thin white…
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SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) status report has revealed that about five billion people globally remain unguarded from harmful trans fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. The report, called “Countdown to 2023 – WHO report on global trans fat elimination 2022”, is an annual status report published by WHO in collaboration with Resolve to Save…
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U.S – The Center for Produce Safety has funded a two-year initiative that intends to look into how fresh pears change during storage and how this information might be applied to reduce long-term threats to food safety. The U.S$335,000 project, spearheaded by Researchers at Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the University of Georgia will look at…
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U.S – Researchers have underscored that identifying and reducing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure sources should be a top concern for public health after their study found alarming levels of the compound in U.S freshwater fish. According to the study’s findings, eating one dish of fish might have the same negative health effects as consuming significantly contaminated water for…
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SOUTH AFRICA – A study conducted in South Africa and recently published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum has concluded that Listeria innocua strains are developing resistance to temperature, pH, dehydration, and other stresses. Listeria monocytogenes is extensively monitored in the food processing business since it can be fatal to people. The infection not only has the potential to make people…
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