The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the recall by Goodleaf Community Farms Ltd. Of its Goodleaf brand Daikon Radish microgreens due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These products were distributed in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The affected product is the 75-gram size. “Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated by the company. The CFIA is performing a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace. @ https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2018-06-28/eng/1530237479767/1530237483085
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Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA Commissioner Statement on Developments in the Romaine Outbreak Investigation
Dr. Gottlieb, the commissioner of FDA revealed a few new pieces of information about the the romaine lettuce outbreak in Yuma AZ. Several environmental samples of canal water near the lettuce farms have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 that genetically match the strain of bacteria that caused the outbreak. During the investigation, additional strains of shiga-toxin producing E. coli, different than the outbreak strain, were identified. The investigators need to understand how and why this strain of E. coli O157:H7 got into this body of water and how that led to contamination of romaine lettuce from multiple farms. @ https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm612187.htm?utm_campaign=06282018_Statement_Developments%20in%20the%20romaine%20outbreak%20investigation%2C%20recent%20outbreaks&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
Being able to identify outbreaks is key to being able to take quick action to prevent additional illnesses and find the source of the contamination. In recent years, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have advanced new tools that make it easier and faster to identify outbreaks of human illness and to link them back to the food source that is the culprit responsible for the illnesses. But our improved ability to spot outbreaks has also caused some to question whether we are experiencing more foodborne outbreaks now than in the past.
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Eden Green Technology™, Debuts a new Produce Line that is Freshly Picked, Pesticide-, Herbicide- and Chemical-Free
Walmart is going to feature a new line of produce manufactured by Eden Green Technology. It is the first vertical farm. Eden Green Technology’s Crisply produce grows in greenhouses in proprietary vine-like systems. The company’s technology encloses each plant in a medium less (no soil), microclimate bubble, which is monitored and optimized for growth and mitigating contamination. Eden Green Technology expects to grow 10 to 15 harvests a year, compared to an average of two harvests for conventional, soil-based farms. The company’s technology enables plants to feed on a continuous flow of nutrient-filled water and natural sunlight. This technology will be able to grow leafy produce free of pathogens, in a totally traceable environment. @ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eden-green-technology-a-next-generation-farming-company-debuts-crisply-a-freshly-picked-pesticide–herbicide–and-chemical-free-produce-line-300672684.html
DALLAS, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Eden Green Technology, a next generation vertical farming company, unveiled…