SUNDAY VERSION: MCOOL | food safety news

• The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated June 7th as World Food Safety Day and announced as follows: New global estimates of the impact of food poisoning. New WHO estimates show that unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths each year. This is similar to the impact of diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV and malaria. Children under 5 years of age are almost three times more likely than children or adults to become ill from unsafe food.
• at least 60 people in Idaho infected with Campylobacter Infection after consumption of unpasteurized raw milk. State health officials identified two dairy farms as the source of the raw milk that caused the illness, but did not name them. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt signed the following bill:Increase in monthly direct crude oil sales limit From 100 gallons to 1,500 gallons. Product sales must occur only on the farm where the milk is produced.
• The USDA The existence of New World screwworms has been confirmed. From a 3-week-old calf in Texas. that First appearance of insects in the United States since the 1960sAccording to the New York Times. Discovery is triggered. A long-planned response plan Even if the bugs don’t infect fruits or vegetables entering the food supply chain, the goal is to mitigate the threat to livestock farming and other agricultural markets.
• USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has confirmed that it collected samples of beef kofta from The Kebab Shop restaurant in California. Contains E. coli O157:H7 The strain responsible for the recent outbreak. As of June 1, nine patients had tested positive for E. coli after eating beef from The Kebab Shop. Six are children, two of whom develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can lead to kidney failure, brain damage or death.
• that Second largest salmonella outbreak in New York state history The outbreak was caused by chicken salad served to inmates at the Broome County Correctional Facility in Binghamton, according to local public health officials. By the end of May, more than 300 prisoners were sick. Four people were hospitalized.

Today’s topic: Cool
Think about where we were. We have eliminated mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for imported and domestic cattle and swine used to produce beef and pork in the United States.

They then added the “Made in USA” label to some imported products as well. However, starting in 2026, only US beef and pork will be able to bear the ‘Made in USA’ label. However, this only applies if it is voluntary.