Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 39)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's my selection of article for the week: - WHO Study Measures Global Burden of Listeria, by James Andrews on foodsafetynews.com: in 2010, Listeria monocytogenes was estimated to infect 23,150 people worldwide. It killed 5,463 of them, or 23.6 percent, according to a new study by European researchers in the World Health Organization (WHO) published in The … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 39)

UK – Olive Oil recalled due to potential Clostridium Botulinum presence

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Fino Olive Oil is recalling all bottles of six varieties of its infused olive oil as a precautionary measure. This is because the effectiveness of process controls that could potentially affect the safety of infused olive oil products produced by the company cannot be demonstrated satisfactorily. The FSA has issued a Product Recall Information Notice. … Continue reading UK – Olive Oil recalled due to potential Clostridium Botulinum presence