When Islam Siddiqui appears for his Senate confirmation, possibly as early as next week, it will, according to this editorial, be time for some tough questions.

Abstract

When Canadian bureaucrats send out a food safety press release for no apparent reason other than to remind Canadians of something it usually means there is an outbreak going on. Once again, it’s raw sprouts, and it’s not like it’s sprout season or something (unlike the often terrible turkey food safety advice the surfaces at Thanksgiving).

L'infosheet de cette semaine est un document d’information sur l’hygiène alimentaire qui cible ceux qui préparent les aliments. Elle est disponible sur le site: www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com L’infosheet met l’accent sur :

An award-winning North Yorkshire restaurant has closed its doors after more than 80 customers developed sickness and diarrhoea and members of staff contracted norovirus. The Star Inn, at Harome, near Helmsley, has confirmed that it has temporarily closed its kitchens and dining area as a precautionary measure as staff work with council health chiefs to resolve the problem.

A major study of Australian households with a water tank has found drinking rainwater had no impact on their health. The study was based in Adelaide, the nation's tank capital, and took in 300 homes that used rainwater as their primary drinking source.

It is becoming increasingly clear that biosecurity measures on their own are insufficient for controlling campylobacter and that a vaccine is necessary before the industry can make significant strides in cutting its prevalence.

Consumers will soon be able to find out about product recalls at the store checkout as part of a system designed to help retailers and manufacturers act quickly to remove hazardous products from store shelves, the developers of the program say.

Schaumburg, IL -- A cat in Iowa has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, state officials confirmed this morning, marking the first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza.