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According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) the Quebec-based Les Cuisines Gaspésiennes de Matane Ltée has issued a nationwide recall of some of its smoked ham products over possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was prompted by the results of a test conducted by CFIA, showing Listeria monocytogenes. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings. The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. @ http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2018-04-04/eng/1522891863091/1522891866827

Walmart partnered with IBM and several other food giants, such as McCormick, Unilever, Nestle, Danone, Tyson Foods, and Driscoll’s to implement blockchain system for food safety. In a video Walmart Vice President of Food Safety, Frank Yiannas describes the advantages of Blockchain to the food industry. Blockchain brings more traceability to the industry and helps accelerate and pinpoint recalled products and allow a very quick removal of such products from the shelves. It can also help in eliminating food fraud, considering that more organic food is sold that is produced. @ https://www.ibm.com/events/think/watch/replay/114009303/

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To better understand the molecular drivers behind the resistance, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, recently conducted a whole-genome analysis of an unusual bacterial strain cultured from a patient in the United States. An isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae, resistant to all 26 antibiotics available for treatment was used in the study. De Man and his collaborators identified four genes known to confer resistance to beta-lactams. Two of those genes were found on the chromosome, which means they were in the inheritable genetic material of the bacteria. Two were found on plasmids, the other genes identified in the analysis are associated with resistance to fosfomycin, tetracyclines, and other antibiotics. The isolate at the center of the new study belongs to a strain type that has spread around the world. @ https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/pathogen-genome-highlights-antibiotic-resistance-threat