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September 2009

  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:59pm

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    30.sep.09
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    KCUR

    KANSAS CITY, MO -- College campuses can be hotbeds for the spread of viruses and infectious diseases. So, many universities across country are taking extra steps to prepare for possible H1N1 outbreaks. For one, they're advising students on how to prevent its transmission.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:58pm

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    30.sep.09
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    Nursery World

    The Department of Health is considering issuing new guidelines on open farm visits for young children following an outbreak of E. coli infection that has been linked to four petting farms across the country.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:57pm

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    30.sep.09
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    Associated Press

    Details of an investigation into the outbreak of E.coli linked to a children's petting farm have been outlined. The inquiry is to be led by George Griffin, professor of infectious diseases and medicine at St George's, University of London.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:57pm

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    29.sep.09
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    Guernsey Press

    Sark would be unable to react quickly enough to an outbreak of E. coli because of inadequacies in its catering law. Accusations of a slow response to the recent outbreak made against Surrey authorities have ‘refocused’ Sark’s Public Health Committee on making sure it could deal with a similar problem.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:56pm

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    30.sep.09
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    Washington Post

    As they continue to grapple with the economic crisis, Washington-area employers now should prepare for a possible health crisis in coming months from an H1N1 pandemic, federal and local officials warned Tuesday.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:55pm

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    30.sep.09
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    Quad-City Times

    Six more lawsuits were filed today by Quad-City area residents against McDonald's Corp. over a hepatitis A outbreak this summer.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:54pm

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    30.sep.09
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    HKSAR Government

    Hong Kong (HKSAR) - A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said today (September 30) that the Government attached great importance to the food safety of the vegetables imported from the Mainland.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:53pm

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    30.sep.09
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    American Chemical Society

    Scientists in China have discovered that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. The study is in the current issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:52pm

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    30.sep.09
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    U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    The U.S.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:51pm

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    30.sep.09
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    U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the availability of the first draft guidance for industry on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies or REMS, which are required for certain drugs or biologics.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:50pm

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    30.sep.09
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    Food Standards Agency

    The Agency has been notified that meat from three cows aged over 30 months, which were not tested for BSE, has entered the food supply. As specified risk material (SRM) was removed and it is unlikely that the cows were infected with BSE, any risk to human health is extremely low.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:52am

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    30.sep.09
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    News.com.au

    Jars of Vegemite labelled 'iSnack 2.0' are destined to become collectors items after Kraft announced today it will change the name. Just four days after Kraft announced the name of the new Vegemite, the company has issued a press release admitting that Australians “just don’t like the name”.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:51am

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    29.sep.09
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    Los Angeles Times

    If scientists want to cut down on nasty contamination of produce, it helps to understand how bacteria end up inside the leaves of the plants, too deep to be washed off the surface. That's what happened in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks in 2006 traced to bags of spinach, to name just one example, and salmonella does the same trick too.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:50am

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    30.sep.09
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    Washington Post

    In late 2008 and early 2009, the Peanut Corporation of America shipped peanuts tainted with the Salmonella typhimurium bacteria. That's not a good thing, of course, but it shouldn't have been too big a deal. Pull some peanuts off the shelves and go on about your day.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:49am

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    30.sep.09
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    News & Observer

    RALEIGH -- Farmers from across the state are worried that potential food-safety legislation could hurt their livelihoods and forever change the way they operate. A meeting Monday at the State Fairgrounds brought together farmers, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, plus state agriculture officials.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:48am

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    29.sep.09
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    Food Week

    http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2009/09/articles/restaurant-inspection/foodhandlers-should-be-nevernude-australia-restaurant-learns-the-hard-way/ Three semi-naked male food handlers working in a Sydney restaurant kitchen are the latest in a record list of 127 fines to appear on the NSW Government’s Name and Shame website this week.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:47am

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    30.sep.09
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    The Eagle

    The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department. Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A score below 70 results in the suspension of an establishment's health permit. The following inspections were conducted Sept. 17-24.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:47am

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    29.sep.09
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    GenomeWeb

    NEW YORK -– A comparative genomics study is providing new insights into the processes that lead to enterohemorrhagic forms of Escherichia coli. Japanese researchers sequenced the genomes of three enterohemorrhagic E. coli, or EHEC, strains and compared these newly sequenced genomes with the genomes of two EHEC O157:H7 strains and 21 strains of Shigella or non-EHEC E. coli.

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:46am

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    29.sep.09
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    Los Angeles Times

    Those nasty villains -- among them Bac, E. Coli, Sal Monella and Campy Lobacter (get it? huh? do you? huh?) -- are at it again! But not to fear! The Scrub Club is here to help!

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  • Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 7:45am

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    30.sep.09
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    New Zealand Herald

    Agriculture Minister David Carter says 'dirty dairy farmer' Allan Crafar could do huge damage to New Zealand's reputation and needed to leave the industry, but MAF, Fonterra and Crafar's banks should work independently to deal with Crafar Farms financial and operational problems. The government would not intervene to force a solution, he said.

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