The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that Delta Pacific Seafoods recalled maple-flavored Salmon Village-brand Hot Smoked Atlantic Salmon Nuggets sold in 150-gram packages from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. The recall applies to Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. There have been no reported illnesses caused by the product. @ https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-01-17/eng/1547779415158/1547779417014
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Is There Hope for New Antibiotics That will Save Us From Drug Resistant Bacteria?
According to the CDC in the US, drug-resistant infections sicken more than two million people every year, and kill upwards of 23,000. In 2018 alone, pharma giants Novartis, Sanofi and Allergan all sold off or closed up their antibiotics divisions. Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a division of Johnson & Johnson) announced an $818 million deal with a small CRISPER startup called Locus Biosciences to develop a radical new way to develop antibiotics, without causing resistance. Locus has designed CRISPR systems to target critical stretches of DNA, using an enzyme called Cas3 that shreds the DNA. Once loaded into phages and delivered to a patient, the CRISPR system would only prey on the bacteria causing the infection. The company’s scientists hope to avoid any possibility of evolving resistance by targeting multiple indispensable genes. @ https://www.wired.com/story/antibiotics-are-failing-us-crispr-is-our-glimmer-of-hope/
Antibiotics are still massively overprescribed, a new study shows. With no new drugs in sight, some scientists are turning to Crispr for a reboot.
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In 2018 Food Recalls Were Higher by 10% from 2013
Meat and poultry recalls increased by 2/3 from 2013 to 2018, while food recalls overall increased by 10 percent, according to the report published by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). 2018 was a bad year for food safety with two E. coli contaminations in romaine lettuce, a Salmonella outbreak in raw beef. However, 2018’s 703 recalls were lower that the peak of 905 in 2016. Over the five-year period (13-18), poultry posted the most recalls with 168, followed by beef (137) and pork (128). In addition to meat, and the recall from outbreaks in romaine, processed food and produce recalls increased just 2 percent. Ritz and Goldfish crackers, Honey Smacks cereal, melon and soy nut butter all had recalls. PIRG called for a number of changes to the U.S. food system, some of which are often championed by food safety advocates. Among them is better testing of irrigation water. The group also seeks more stringent inspection and monitoring of food producers, granting the USDA mandatory recall authority for meat and poultry and penalizing companies who continue to sell after a recall. They also want to improve the systems by which retailers alert customers of recalls and the technologies used to trace contaminated produce and meat through the food supply. @ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/17/food-recalls-increasing-romaine-lettuce-beef-pirg-usda-fda-ecoli-salmonella/2595775002/
Following a year of E. coli outbreaks in romaine lettuce, a new report finds food recalls have increased over the last five years.
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