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2023 Update on state food safety legislation

Food Safety News

E ditor’s Note: With permission, Food Safety News today posts the 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislature by Doug Farquhar, JD, Government Affairs Director for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). The following table summarizes bills related to food safety introduced by state legislation in 2023.

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Scientists study factors behind high E. coli levels in Scotland

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Results from national cattle surveys in Scotland, England, and Wales in 2014 and 2015 were combined with data on reported human cases from the same time frame. Between September 2014 and November 2015, 110 farms in Scotland and 160 in England and Wales were selected for sampling. coli O157 infection is higher in Scotland.

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China shares data on decade of Bacillus cereus outbreaks

Food Safety News

Link to rice products and schools The most recurrent food vehicle was connected with rice or flour-based products, notably those made with rice or fried rice and school canteens bore the brunt of outbreaks. This suggests contamination and improper storage during food preparation. The peak hospitalization rate was in 2011.

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WHO helps countries understand risk-based inspections

Food Safety News

Risk-based inspection aims to use resources more efficiently and modernize systems through a scientific and risk-based approach focused on food products and businesses that pose the highest risk to consumer health. Many countries face a lack of resources to inspect food factories.

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Wendy’s Michigan and Ohio E. coli Outbreak update – Real People sickened

Bill Marler

Colbert’s lawyer, Bill Marler, based in Washington and focused exclusively on food safety cases, is representing the Lambert family and several others, including Zachary Nitz. Beyond recovering those financial losses, she too wants to see change in food safety practices. “I Nitz contracted an E. She was away from her son.

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Cybersecurity in the Food Industry

Food Quality & Safety

Food Safety Risks Ransomware attacks tend to hit IT environments, which focus on data storage and communication. For food manufacturers, however, the risk extends to the operational technology side of the business that controls production. Even a single act of sabotage could have disastrous consequences.

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A brief Marler Clark history with Wendy’s and E. coli Lawsuits

Bill Marler

Marion County Inspectors found several food-handling problems that likely resulted in cross-contamination, causing E. coli bacteria in the meat to contaminate other foods. coli O121:H19 infections after eating iceberg lettuce prepared at the Wendy’s restaurant located at 2500 N 400 E in North Ogden, Utah. 2015 Leafy Greens E.