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• Patient dies in hepatitis A outbreak traced to restaurants in Virginia

  15-10-2021 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One person has died in a hepatitis A outbreak associated with three restaurants in the Roanoke, VA, area, according to state officials, and two more people have been added to the patient list.
  “We don’t believe there is an ongoing threat to the public,” said Christ Wills of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts, which is a subagency of the Virginia health department.
  However, Wills told Food Safety News today there will likely be more sick people than the 37 who have
  
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• Are taste and texture challenges still holding back plant-based milks?

  26-03-2025 14:41 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  A slumping plant-based milk market is not stopping newcomer Whole Moon from innovating and addressing taste and texture challenges.
  
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• What - and who - is driving growth in the organic industry?

  26-03-2025 14:30 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  The organic industry reached a record-breaking $70 billion in US sales in the last year, thanks in large part to the innovation, education and the scientific research driven by the Organic Trade Association and the brands, farmers and others who make up its membership and who recently gathered to celebrate the Second Annual Organic Night Out at Natural Products Expo West
  
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• From click to conversion: How brands can bridge the gap between social media and website experience

  26-03-2025 14:29 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  A seamless digital experience can make or break a brand, according to – Samantha McClure, director of marketing at Cro Metrics, who says brands can optimize their digital experience for higher conversions by mapping the customer journey to identify drop-off points.
  
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• West Virginia governor signs food dye ban into law

  26-03-2025 05:05 via foodsafetynews.com
  West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 2354 into law on March 24, making the state the first to enact a comprehensive statewide ban on certain artificial food dyes and preservatives.The legislation, inspired by the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement later championed by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., targets seven synthetic dyes in school meals starting Aug. 1 and extends to all food and drugs sold statewide by Jan. 1, 2028.
  
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• Twelve E. coli cases under investigation in Latvia

  26-03-2025 05:03 via foodsafetynews.com
  Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick.The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the sources of infection.Since March 19, the SPKC has received 12 urgent notifications of laboratory-confirmed cases.Ten children aged 3 to 6 and two adults have fallen ill. All patients but one have needed
  
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• Australians warned about wild mushroom risk

  26-03-2025 05:01 via foodsafetynews.com
  A charity in Australia has repeated a warning against picking and eating wild mushrooms.The Food Safety Information Council’s annual message comes as mushrooms are starting to appear around Australia with it being Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.Lydia Buchtmann, Food Safety Information Council CEO, said foraging for food is becoming popular, especially through promotion on social media, but gathering wild mushrooms can be dangerous.“Last May, a 98-year-old Victorian woman died afte
  
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• Why functional is the future of alcohol-free

  25-03-2025 14:43 via beveragedaily.com
  
  Functional ingredients allow beverage innovators to conjure up an exciting new world of beverages that are ready to make the most of the alcohol-free potential.
  
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• Plant-based milk’s makeover: Fixing sales and perception

  25-03-2025 14:43 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  As the plant-based milk category grapples with declining sales and consumer skepticism over nutritional benefits and manufacturing processes, companies including Califia Farms, Elmhurst 1925, Virginia Dare and Oatlystrengthening their portfolios and rebuilding consumer trust with new products and education campaigns, which they highlighted at Natural Products Expo West earlier this month.
  
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• Global Food Tech Awards 2025: Innovation shines in Americas heat as finalists announced

  25-03-2025 14:41 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  The inaugural Global Food Tech Awards kicked off with the Americas heat, spotlighting 10 breakthrough start-ups and naming Hydrosome Labs as the regional winner. Discover the finalists, runners up, and what's next for this global innovation competition.
  
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• Nectar’s Tasty Award-winners blaze trail for mainstream adoption of plant-based meat

  25-03-2025 14:35 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  To help plant-based players close the taste and sales gap with animal products, the non-profit Nectar tapped a diverse group of more than 2,600 omnivores to blind taste test and assess 122 meat alternatives across 14 categories, the results of which helped create a roadmap for all plant-based meat manufacturers to compete and win against their animal-based counterparts.
  
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• Consumers demand more transparency around meat, as organic and grass-fed options grow

  25-03-2025 14:31 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  Organic and grass-fed meats are growing in popularity and dollar sales, while consumers balance their demand for sustainability and transparency with price.
  
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• A new dawn in soft drinks: SunSip rises as prebiotic soda competition enters new era

  25-03-2025 14:19 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  When other soda manufacturers go high, Health-Ade is going low, and the strategy is paying off for the company’s prebiotic pop brand SunSip, which is carving out space for itself in the so-called modern soda set with distribution in more than 5,000 retailers and more than 1.8 million cans sold since its launch one year ago
  
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• Nearly 900 cases of Coca-Cola recalled because of plastic contamination

  25-03-2025 13:28 via foodsafetynews.com
  Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC, based in Milwaukee, WI, is recalling 864 12-count packs of Coca-Cola Original Taste because of potential contamination with foreign material, specifically plastic.The recall was initiated on March 6, 2025, and remains ongoing, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall is classified as a Class II event, meaning the risk of serious health consequences is low, but temporary or reversible effects are possible.The recalled products were distributed
  
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• McDonald’s food safety ad: A rare move in a quiet industry

  25-03-2025 05:06 via foodsafetynews.com
  When McDonald’s launched a brief food safety ad at the end of 2024, it raised eyebrows in an industry that typically avoids such topics — especially after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders sickened 49 people across 10 states, hospitalized 10, and caused one death, prompting the chain to temporarily pull items and investigate suppliers.Patrick Quade, CEO of DineSafe, IWasPoisoned and SafelyHQ, recently pointed out this anomaly in a LinkedIn post, noting that despite McDonal
  
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• Audit of Polish fish checks highlights areas for improvement

  25-03-2025 05:03 via foodsafetynews.com
  Poland has a solid system to monitor fish product safety but its effectiveness is weakened by issues with training and Listeria sampling.An audit by DG Sante took place in May and June 2024 to evaluate the control system for fishery products. Six recommendations were made. The last audit on the topic was in 2020.DG Sante said Poland has developed a comprehensive control system covering the fishery production chain which is mostly well implemented and effective.However, there were shortcomings ar
  
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• New use of whole genome sequencing provides faster detection of Salmonella

  25-03-2025 05:01 via foodsafetynews.com
  Scientists at the USDA’s Agriculture Research Service have demonstrated the potential of a form of whole genome sequencing for the early detection of Salmonella on food contact surfaces.The research into long-read whole genome sequencing (WGS) could give food processors more time to initiate sanitation of surfaces before biofilms are formed. Biofilms form on surfaces, are very difficult to remove and can harbor pathogens. In addition to faster detection, long-read WGS can test up to 96 sam
  
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• Trump announces pick to lead CDC

  25-03-2025 05:00 via foodsafetynews.com
  President Trump plans to nominate Susan Monarez to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post on his social media platform.Monarez is not a medical doctor but does hold a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology. She has 20 years of experience in government jobs. She was deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a research funding agency that describes itself as supporting “transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs.&rd
  
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• Discussions on possible frauds in Europe continue to decline

  25-03-2025 05:00 via foodsafetynews.com
  Suspected food fraud and non-compliance cases discussed by European countries have continued to fall.The number of notifications reported was 214 in February 2025 which is down from 220 in January and 318 in February 2024.Issues listed are potential frauds. Non-compliance may prompt investigations by authorities in EU member states. Details come from a monthly report published by the European Commission.Data includes suspected cross-border fraud topics shared between members of the Alert and Coo
  
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• From tuber to egg replacements: The rising potential of potatoes

  24-03-2025 15:02 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  Israeli molecular farm startup Polopo is scaling its first sample batch of patatin (potato protein) from genetically modified potatoes to meet the global demand for egg replacements and meat and dairy alternatives that enhance satiety and nutrition without compromising taste.
  
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• Mushroom coffees percolate: Functional beverages reinvent morning ritual at Expo West

  24-03-2025 14:36 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  Mushroom coffees are mixing up morning rituals – delivering caffeine moderation and functional properties to the morning cup of Joe – as brands like Four Sigmatic brew new innovations in the face of supply chain complications.
  
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• Chobani bets big on protein in yogurt and RTD coffee

  24-03-2025 14:24 via foodnavigator-usa.com
  
  Chobani’s product innovations in both the yogurt and RTD coffee markets address consumer preferences for high protein, natural ingredients and functional benefits.
  
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• APHA involved in 20 E. coli and Cryptosporidium outbreaks

  24-03-2025 05:05 via foodsafetynews.com
  Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report.The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with two each in the first and second quarters of 2024, and three during the third quarter. There were three STEC O26 and two STEC O157 investigations epidemiologically linked to open farms; and two STEC O145 incidents traced to high-risk food
  
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• More than half of U.S. adults know drinking unpasteurized, raw milk can make you sick

  24-03-2025 05:04 via foodsafetynews.com
  A new survey has shown that 56 percent of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk, sometimes called “fresh” milk, is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk.The survey, which involved more than 1,700 U.S. adults, was conducted Jan. 30-Feb. 10 by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It found that two-thirds of people do not know that children are more vulnerable than adults to getting sick from the viruses and bacteria that can occur in
  
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• Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

  24-03-2025 05:03 via foodsafetynews.com
  A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United States.
  The research, published in the April 2025 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, focused on sporadic cases, which account for 95 percent of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s estimated 1.35 million annual Salmonella illnesses.Since WGS became routine in 2019, this approach could i
  
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• Norovirus dominates in Hong Kong outbreaks

  24-03-2025 05:01 via foodsafetynews.com
  The number of foodborne illness outbreaks declined in Hong Kong in 2024 compared to the year before but there was a rise in norovirus epidemics, according to statistics just released.Included food poisoning outbreaks related to food premises and businesses and were reported to the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in 2024.In 2024, CFS received 192 outbreak alerts referred by the Department of Health, affecting 739 people. In 2023, 219 outbreaks
  
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• FDA strengthens import controls on seafood, raspberries, mushrooms and other foods

  24-03-2025 05:00 via foodsafetynews.com
  The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. See chart below for list of alerts.Click on table to enlarge. Use link above to go to FDA page with links to specific alerts.
  
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• Undeclared pecans prompts recall of Target brand Favorite Day Gourmet New York Style Cheesecake

  21-03-2025 17:21 via foodsafetynews.com
  Dessert Holdings LLC of Kennesaw, GA, is recalling its Target brand Favorite Day Gourmet New York Style Cheesecake 6oz/2ct because of undeclared pecans, posing a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions for consumers with pecan allergies.The recall was initiated after a customer complaint on March 14, 2025, alerted the company that the product contained pecans, though the ingredient was not listed on the label.The affected cheesecake was distributed between Feb. 14, 2025, and March
  
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• Almost 75,000 cases of veggie burgers recalled for possible bolt contamination

  21-03-2025 16:57 via foodsafetynews.com
  The Fillo Factory Inc. of Northvale, NJ, is recalling three Chef’s Line US Foods products—Black Bean Burger, 3 Grain Burger, and 3 Grain Slider— because of possible contamination with foreign material, specifically a bolt.The recall encompasses a total of 74,514 cases of frozen burger and slider products distributed to Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.The recall was initiated on Feb. 12, 2025, and remains ongoing, according to the Food and Drug Adminis
  
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• NutraCast: Delivering on women’s health: How a meal service took the market by storm

  21-03-2025 15:25 via nutraingredients-usa.com
  
  Without any marketing, Chiyo became the top Google search result for postpartum nutrition, attracting thousands of pre-orders and recognition from The New York Times and Bon Appétit. The company has since expanded beyond postpartum care to address various women’s health concerns including fertility, PCOS and endometriosis.
  
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