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Danish officials trying to find sources of three outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on Aug 26, 2020 12:05 am Public health officials in Denmark are looking into three outbreaks that have sickened almost 50 people with one caused by Hepatitis A and two due to rare strains of Salmonella. Since June, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Fødevarestyrelsen (Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) and DTU Food Institute have been investigating three suspected foodborne outbreaks that... Continue Reading



Virtual meetings help keep FDA’s Frank Yiannas in touch with all interested in food safety

By Dan Flynn on Aug 26, 2020 12:03 am Like the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration keeps “public calendars” to document when its top officials meet with people outside the federal government. The FDA’s top official for food is Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response. FDA calendars are not as complete as FSIS’s in that... Continue Reading



Mystery mailings of seeds continue worldwide

By News Desk on Aug 26, 2020 12:01 am People across the world are continuing to receive unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be coming mainly from China. The United States, Canada, India, Israel, Poland, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom and France are some of the countries affected. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Department of Homeland Security’s... Continue Reading



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