Food safety officers have given the controversial Piha Cafe the all-clear. A fortnight ago the Herald on Sunday reported the cafe, which opened after a three-year legal wrangle, received a D rating after Waitakere City Council inspectors found inadequate cleaning.

The public should not be concerned about the safety of seafood in the stores at this time following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Misti Crane of the Columbus Dispatch reports this morning that federal health officials will investigate an outbreak of E. coli O145 with cases involving college students in Michigan, New York and Ohio.

The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating a report that people got sick from eating the food at a fundraiser held at a church. The banquet took place Sunday at the Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter, Minn. The problem was reported Thursday.

The Health Department this week proposed rules and outlined procedures to guide the implementation of New York City’s new restaurant grading system.

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