It’s never good to throw up on other people. Babies and young children can be excused, but what kind of amateur drunk throws up on someone else’s shoes; or on someone else (I’m looking at you, Dani).

The Agency has today published a progress update on the development of the national six-tier Scores on the Doors scheme. The update provides information on the progress made recently by the UK-wide Steering Group in developing the underpinning framework for the scheme. This includes: * endorsement of guidance on scoring using Annex 5 of the Food Law Code of Practice

Quality control measures and regulatory issues will be under the spotlight as government and industry representatives from around the region gather in Dubai today for the 5th Dubai International Food Safety Conference, which is taking place from February 22nd to 24th at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Food inspections for Feb. 1-5: Royal Mandarin Express, 43 Southland Ctr., (3 Critical) — Certified food handler expired; Observed dented cans not marked for return; Container used to drain cabbage observed with food debris.

One of my daughters is planning a trip to the Dominican Republic with a bunch of her friends to celebrate the end of high school. I told her she had to get vaccinated for hepatitis A, and to be careful with what she ate.

From today’s Ottawa Citiaen: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Ottawa+area+facing+food+safety+charges/2589722/story.html Mark Tijssen, a major in the Canadian Forces, belongs to a group of churchgoers who butcher their own meat to, as they say, ensure its safety.

The guidance document is the result of several years of negotiation by a high-level collaboration of experts from regulatory agencies representing Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, the European Union, academic research institutions, and food allergen test-kit manufacturers, under the auspices of the AOAC (Association of Analytical Communities) Presidential Taskforce on Food Allergens.

The following are the Montgomery County Health Department's food service establishment inspection scores and the Department of Agriculture's retail establishment scores. Food service establishments are closed when immediate danger to public health is present and are reinspected within 20 days if they have critical violations.

Health Department's area restaurant Inspections from Jan. 27 to 29: