barfblogger, graduate student and salad sous chef Katie is on her way from New Zealand to her hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, famous for being cold, where Wayne Gretzky played junior hockey for a bit, and home to the greatest NHL goaltender ever and my teenage-idol, Tony Esposito (and his brother, Phil, who scored a few goals over the years for the Boston Bruins).

Haaarrvard, are you listening? Letting sick workers serve food is a recipe for barf. Waukesha County health officials confirmed Monday that norovirus is behind the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness reported by many of the 500 people attending a fund-raising luncheon last week at the Country Springs Hotel.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A North Side Asian restaurant faces inspectors Tuesday after several food-safety violations were found during an April inspection. Food inspectors did a follow-up inspection at Sushiko, 122 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, Wednesday, April 21, 2010.

Date notified to NZFSA: 14 May 2010 Food Product: Pork Sausage – Salami Style Name of Product: Del Sremska Hot – Pork Sausage (Hot) – Salami Style Package Description & Size: 240g (2 sticks p/pack) Identification: Best Before: 25 October 2010 NZ Distribution: Auckland Region only:

In the May issue of Meatingplace in Print we asked Gass Weber Mullins LLC attorney Shawn Stevens what companies should do first if they are implicated in a foodborne illness-related recall. Stevens has defended some of the nation's largest meat processors in the aftermath of a recall.

KMTR reports that Douglas County Public Health department officials say cross contamination is likely what caused 30 people to contract salmonella after eating at the Los Dos Amigos restaurant on Jackson Street in Downtown Roseburg on certain days in April. Gerry Meyer, Environmental Health Program Manager for Douglas County Public Health, said,

CINCINNATI -- The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) today announced that Fresh Express  – the nation's No. 1 producer of fresh salads and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands (NYSE:  CQB) – has been named recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl Award for Corporate Excellence in Food Protection and Quality.

The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (Neiker-Tecnalia) has completed a study commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, in which individuals of various species of wild carnivores were investigated in order to know the types and frequencies of diseases affecting them.

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