European Union: RASFF 2013 Annual report
Of the 3 205 original notifications transmitted in RASFF in 2013, the vast majority (2 710, 84.6%) concerned food, 272 concerned feed (8.5%) and 223 notifications concerned food contact materials (6.9%).
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Chinese gov't urges food safety
More efforts will be made to improve food safety in meat products and punish those who illegally purchase, produce or sell sick or dead animals.
USA: Federal Agencies sign MoU to leverage expertise during foodborne outbreak investigations
The MOU is part of the One Health initiative, a concept that inextricably links the health of humans, animals and the environment.
WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health
New WHO report provides the most comprehensive picture of antibiotic resistance to date, with data from 114 countries.
Lithuania: efforts against foodborne infectious diseases
A cooperation agreement, which will consolidate efforts against foodborne infectious diseases, has been signed.
Probabilistic approach for determining Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes concentration in pork meat from presence/absence microbiological data
The data collected in this study add new knowledge on this very important and difficult to control segment of the farm-to-fork chain.
Dominican Republic: The Ministry of Agriculture creates the Division for guaranteeing the agriculture and food products harmlessness.
The Ministry of Agriculture has created the Hazards Analysis Division.
United States: CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013
CDC’s annual report card shows that foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the United States.
Denmark: plan for reducing the inspection costs in the abattoirs
The Ministry of Agriculture will work together with the abattoirs to reduce the cost of the public control in the next four years.
China: new outbreak of FMD
On April 18, Dr Zhang Zhongqui, from the China Animal Disease Control Centre, informed OIE about an outbreak of Foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Jiangxi.
Netherlands: risks in the meat supply chain
Following incidents in the meat supply chain, the Dutch Safety Board conducted an investigation into the risks in the meat supply chain.
EFSA: meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum
Meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum of 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth.
United Kingdom: 2013 pig abattoir study
A total of 645 pig carcases were randomly selected and sampled at fourteen slaughterhouses between January and May 2013.
EU reinforces hygiene process on Salmonella in pig carcasses
In order to reduce the Salmonella prevalence on pig carcases, the control on hygiene during slaughter should be strengthened in accordance with the provisions in Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 7 March 2014.
Argentina: development of public policies in the field of agriculture and livestock health and food harmlessness
The cooperation will be carried out in the areas of agriculture and livestock health, food harmlessness, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, institutional modernization, and emerging issues and emergencies related to the subject.
China: National Food Safety Standard of pathogen limits for food
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China released the national food safety standard of Pathogen Limits for Food.