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Outbreak linked to cross-contamination and ill staff: Raw chicken was washed in the same sink as lettuce
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Food Safety Policy
- US: Cantaloupe hot water bath looks promising, USDA says
- PHILLIPINES: DOST, German agency warn against street foods in Davao
- KANSAS: KCK plant accused of shipping adulterated poultry
Celebrity
- Sarkozy’s son hospitalized with food poisoning in Ukraine
- Jay-Z's 40/40 Club shut down for health code violations
- Do you mind sitting at a table with a chicken? Not if it’s cooked to 165F
Listeria
- MAINE company holds cold smoked salmon product after FDA order
- Effect of packaging and storage time on survival of Listeria monocytogenes on kippered beef steak and turkey tenders
- IRELAND: Recall of a batch of Wicklow Blue Irish Farmhouse Cheese due to high levels of Listeria monocytogenes
Norovirus
- Social media role in tracking norovirus outbreak at journalism gathering
- 165 sick from norovirus at Canadian student journalism conference up from 75
- ARGENTINA: Falklands denies cruise ship due to norovirus
Other Microorganisms
- Cucumbers fingered again linked to foodborne microsporidia in Sweden
- Rapper DMX hit with food poisoning, self-diagnosed with 'eating some bad shrimp'
- Growth inhibition of foodborne pathogens by Oenococcus oeni
Genetic Engineering
- Genetically engineered foods and human health: I get bored easily
- On bullshit and section 5 of the Food and Drugs Act (the Canadian one)
- UK: Cloned meat is safe – hypothetically speaking
Pesticides
- Brazilian monitoring programs for pesticide residues in food – results from 2001 to 2010
- INDIA: Two kids die of food poisoning
- Pesticide-contaminated food sickens 89 children, 5 adults in PERUVIAN hamlet; 3 children die
Animal Welfare
- EFSA publishes guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and related animal health and welfare aspects
- EFSA publishes guidelines for risk assessment of animal welfare
- CALIFORNIA: Supreme Court overturns Calif. law on euthanizing downed livestock
Animals
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funds University of Nebraska-Lincoln (and Kansas State and NC State) to investigate STECs
- KANSAS State University to play key role in new $25 million beef safety research effort
- US: USDA proposes rule to update poultry slaughter inspection system poultry industry supports modernization and flexibility to improve food safety
Thermometers
Food Safety Culture
- Safety and hygiene top UK concerns when eating out
- At least they didn’t switch to clover; sprouts are out at Jason's Deli
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Scholarship available for Abu Dhabi food safety inspectors
E. coli
- Poultry or smoked fish and sprouts? Yes, I remember, I had lasagna; E. coli O104 in French travelers to Turkey
- Outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 among tourists returning from Turkey, September 2011
- UK: E. coli victim Mason Jones' mother Sharon Mills wins Tesco Mum of the Year
Salmonella
- Salmonella-in-tomato outbreak 2006 redux
- Barbecued snags with side of salmonella
- Class action filed against Australian bakery that sickened 22 with salmonella; ‘I won’t use commercial mayo, it’s foul’
Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A risk for yogurt eaters in North Carolina
- But did the person work in food service? Hepatitis A in a University of Guelph residence
- Hepatitis A case diagnosed at Canberra school cafeteria
Handwashing
- Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontamination after handwashing: A pilot study
- Hand dryers might be better for the environment; worse for limiting disease spread
- Nuevo Folleto Informativo: Brote causado por contaminación cruzada y empleados enfermos: Pollo crudo y lechuga fueron lavados en el mismo lavamanos
Allergies
- US: Consumer reports: Food allergies are not rampant, and they can change over time
- VIRGINIA: Child dies in school from peanut allergic reaction
- Food allergies linked to hygiene hypothesis? ‘If fewer allergies is more infection, no parent would expose their child to more infection
Raw Food
- Public health types have better things to do; E. coli O157, brucellosis in raw milk
- US: Judge: Raw almonds must be treated
- Shiga-toxin E. coli found in raw milk; Washington dairy recalls product
Restaurant Inspection
- NEVADA: Japan Cafe
- QUEBEC: Editorial: From Toronto, a model for restaurant inspection
- WEST VIRGINIA: Subcommittee to consider multiple public notification systems for restaurant inspections
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