Ground meat and poultry found to contain antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella should be recalled from the marketplace or withheld from commerce, according to a regulatory petition filed today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The nonprofit food safety watchdog group wants the U.S.

Thanks to Albert Amgar who forwarded this story about an investigation that is underway after a group of more than 50 French school children began vomiting while on a day trip to Jersey (the island off France, not New Jersey). Nearly all of the 56 primary school children from Granville were affected and 16 of them had to be treated in a French hospital, some of them over night.

The outcomes of an international food safety incident workshop, convened by Australia under APEC, would lead to better food safety incident management across the Asia Pacific, Food Standards Australia New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said today.

OTTAWA -– The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Fumagalli La Salumeria brand Seasoned Dry Cured Pork Loin described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Klaus Stark, group leader of gastrointestinal infections and zoonotic diseases at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) told Der Tagesspiegel that  E. coli O104 appears to be the cause of an E. coli epidemic sweeping Germany, with at least three dead, over 400 sick including 80 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Issuing a press release before publishing food safety data is a bad idea; launching an entire advertising campaign before publishing is worse. But that’s exactly what Fresh Express is doing.

The number one health concern with meat is making sure it’s cooked enough to kill dangerous bacteria, which is something both conventionally and organically produced meats have. So says Dr. Dana Hanson, a meat specialist in North Carolina State University's Food Science Department in a piece for WRAL (see below).

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has ordered punitive closure of the Madinat Zayed branch of Al Ibrahimi restaurant (license number 1040214) in the capital yesterday, following an inspection.

SHARJAH -- Hygiene inspectors have launched a summer food-safety campaign aimed at retailers who turn off refrigerators at night to save electricity costs.