NOW Health Group, Inc. (NOW), of Bloomingdale, Illinois, recalled its NOW Real Food® Zesty Sprouting Mix –because its primary ingredient, Crimson Clover Seeds, has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Approximately 10,000 units of Zesty Sprouting Mix were distributed online and in retail stores nationwide since December 2017. Evidence of potential contamination was implicated in ongoing FDA and CDC investigations into multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm611388.htm?utm_campaign=Now%20Health%20Group%20Inc.%20Recalls%20Select%20Now%20Real%20Food%C2%AE%20Zesty%20Sprouting%20Mix&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
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NOW Health Group, Inc. (NOW), of Bloomingdale, Illinois, is recalling its NOW Real Food® Zesty Sprouting Mix – Product Code 7271, Lot #3031259 and Lot #3038165 – because its primary ingredient, Crimson Clover Seeds, has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.
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Texas Natural Meats Recalls Frozen Raw Ground Beef Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today the recall of Texas Natural Meats, a Lott, Texas, recalled approximately 489 pounds of frozen raw, ground beef products, produced almost a year ago, because they may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103. The products were shipped to a retailer who sold the product at a farmer’s market in Roger, Texas. The problem was discovered on June 19, 2018, by FSIS during routine inspection activities. The product was found to be positive for STEC O103. FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers, Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-051-2018-release
Texas Natural Meats, a Lott, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 489 pounds of frozen raw, ground beef products that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103.
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Pathogenic Bacteria in Food Safety is Beeing Developed by NEMIS Technologies, a Joint Venture by Biosynth and Ramot at Tel Aviv University
Biosynth, a Swiss-based developer of reagents and biologically active chemicals, and RAMOT, the Tel Aviv University Business Engagement Center, have announced the incorporation of a Joint Venture, NEMIS Technologies. The jointly developed technology platform AquaSparkTM develops diagnostic kits and solutions for rapid pathogenic bacteria detection in food safety. AquaSpark™ enables highly sensitive chemiluminescence probes for research and diagnostic applications. The technology requires only 5-6 hours pre-incubation followed by reading in a luminometer. The company announced that just after six months of intensive work together the first products have been launched. These are the most sensitive substrates for the detection of phosphatase activity on the world market today. @ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-joint-venture-nemis-technologies-formed-by-biosynth-and-ramot-at-tel-aviv-university-develops-rapid-diagnostic-tests-for-pathogenic-bacteria-in-food-safety-and-clinical-applications-683701451.html
STAAD, Switzerland and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —
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Threats from ‘Synthetic Biology’ due to Genetic New Tools
Engineering of viruses became easier and cheaper due to new genetic tools. A report commissioned by the Department of Defense ranked the top threats posed by the rapidly advancing field of “synthetic biology.” Normal viruses, such as smallpox, can be made from scratch in the lab. For example, horsepox (similar virus to smallpox) was created in a lab in Canada. Another threat is making existing virus more dangerous. Another danger is the creation of bacteria that would produce harmful biochemicals in humans while living on the skin or in the gut. The new report notes, the same synthetic biology tools that could be used to harm could also be used to fight this threat, by allowing the rapid creation of better medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics. @ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/19/621350272/report-for-defense-department-ranks-top-threats-from-synthetic-biology
A committee of experts examined about a dozen different synthetic biology technologies that could be potentially misused. For each, they considered how likely it was to be usable as a weapon.