El Camion is one of nearly 300 mobile food trucks and carts that the county has listed. King County says keeping tabs on these rolling businesses means making sure food carts are inspected once a year and food trucks three times a year at least. The results of those surprise inspections are then posted on the county's website for the public to read.

A 70-year-old Washington state man has been sentenced to a year in prison followed by six months of home detention after admitting the honey he imported was from China — not Thailand or the Philippines, as he claimed. Chung Po Liu of Bellevue also must pay $400,000 in restitution.

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to get pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily stop providing antibiotics to promote livestock growth. In a recent meeting with consumer advocates, the agency indicated it is negotiating with one company to remove growth promotion as a labeled use for one antibiotic.

MYSORE -- It will soon be the end of the road for roadside eateries, if they continue to do business under unhygienic conditions. Once the new Food Safety Act comes into effect in 2011, eatery owners have to register themselves with the local authorities and abide by the hygiene and safety conditions therein.

HAMILTON, ON -- DRUXY’S Famous Deli is pleased to announce that its restaurant at Jackson Square in Hamilton has been cleared to reopen by the Hamilton Public HealthDepartment. The deli resumed serving customers this morning.

MANHATTAN -- Three faculty members from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine have received a grant for developing a new method of teaching veterinarians involved with food safety.

Campylobacter jejuni is a significant cause of bacterial enteritis worldwide. Very little is known about the pathogenicity mechanisms and virulence factors of this important enteropathogen. C. jejuni isolates from 166 Finnish patients, collected from July to December in 2006, were studied for the presence of putative virulence factors and susceptibility to antimicrobials.

Consumer Federation of America applauded the U.S. Senate for passing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) by unanimous consent tonight. The bill must now be voted on by the House before being sent to the President for his signature.  The House has passed the legislation twice before and is expected to do so again.

With the gift giving season upon us Australians are urged to ensure food poisoning isn’t the memorable thing they give or receive. Hot weather, large, multi-generation gatherings and the rush of the holiday season create a perfect storm for food poisoning, warns Dr Michael Eyles, Food Safety Information Council Chairman.