AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS -- Spanish authorities detected traces of unauthorised forms of genetically modified (GM) corn in U.S. soy shipments on August 25 and blocked the imports, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Friday.

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2009/09/articles/salmonella/tenth-hole-tea-rooms-source-of-salmonella-for-47-in-portsmouth-uk/ Forty-seven people who visited a cafe in Portsmouth have been confirmed as suffering from salmonella infection.

Public health officials on Thursday warned consumers to avoid the "Queen Victoria" and "Tubby" brands of bunched spinach distributed by a Salinas company and sold in California, 11 other states and in Canada because they may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. No illnesses from the spinach have been reported to authorities, California officials said.

Parents at a nursery in Greater Manchester have been alerted after a child came down with suspected E.coli. The youngster, who has not been identified, was taken ill after returning to the Brooklands Nursery in Bryn, Wigan, from a family holiday.

It’s lunchtime at the Fat Duck, six days after the U.K. Health Protection Agency issued a critical report over a norovirus outbreak that closed the restaurant for more than two weeks earlier this year. Every table is filled.

New federal regulations require most egg producers to take steps to prevent the spread of Salmonella enteritidis.

Farmers are being urged to report any unknown livestock health problems to their vets, as new and emerging diseases have been identified. Psoroptic mange and blood sweating are two new problems to watch out for. This was said at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show by David Harwood of the Vet Lab Agency(VLA).

Today, GMO crops are grown on 8% of the world's agricultural soil, and GMOs have potentials regarding climate and environment. These are the conclusions of a new report from the Danish Food Ministry.

The Brazilian government has unveiled plans to ban sugar cane plantations in environmentally sensitive areas. The proposal, which must be passed by Congress, comes amid concerns that Brazil's developing biofuels industry is increasing Amazon deforestation. Environment Minister Carlos Minc said the measures would mean ethanol made from sugar cane would be "100% green".