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September 2011

  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:33am

    The EHEC outbreak event in 2011 which affected numerous citizens of European Member States has shown that a Europe-wide network of all food safety authorities for the protection of consumers is absolutely imperative. BfR’s EU Food Safety Almanac provides a concise depiction of the governmental structures in 33 European countries and the European Community level for such purposes.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    BfR
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:31am

    CAIRO -- The local food market has been hampered for a long time by a random mechanism that ultimately results in poor production and marketing control. Within this loose system, unlicensed food industries found ways and means to thrive, but that was usually at the expense of people's health.

    Date Published: 
    25.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    The Egyptian Gazette
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:28am

    Cheese-lovers took heart when Food Standards Australia New Zealand agreed to take a second look at if it would allow cheese to be made with raw milk in Australia. The resulting report released recently, however, has brought them no cheer. After examining all the options, FSANZ virtually has recommended leaving things as they are.

    Date Published: 
    13.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    The Mercury
    Raw Food  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:16am

    The American Meat Institute’s initial statement regarding the US Department of Agriculture’s announcement that they were declaring the Big Six non-O157 STECs to be adulterants in ground beef, trim and blade tenderized steaks led off with something about the policy was wrong because there was no public health crisis.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:12am

    KOCHI -- Trace the source of diseases plaguing the district and you will reach hotels supplying low quality food and water. As there is no effective mechanism to check what hotels serve, health officials feel that contamination of food and water could be the main reason for the regular outbreak of diseases.

    Date Published: 
    25.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    The Times of India
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:07am

    If nothing else, last week’s hepatitis A scare reminds us someone needs to keep track of potential health issues in the city and marshal resources to combat those threats. It also comes at an interesting time, considering current discussions about the future of the city's Health Department.

    Date Published: 
    25.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    Lubbock Online
    Hepatitis A  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:03am

    Health inspectors who visited U.S. Cellular Field and Wrigley Field during the baseball season found dozens of violations at concessions, including food being kept at the wrong temperature and poor hygienic practices by some servers.

    Date Published: 
    24.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    Chicago Tribune
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 11:01am

    By citing several local restaurants with sanitary violations, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department simply did its job, which is to protect valley residents and visitors from sickness. The agency should be commended.

    Date Published: 
    23.sep.11
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    The Charleston Gazette
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:58am

    In Canada the production of pet foods for sale domestically is not generally government-regulated, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. However, package labelling and some other aspects of pet food and treats, including the safety of imported products, are federally controlled.

    Date Published: 
    24.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    Ottawa Citizen
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:56am

    The federal government is funding a team of 16 scientists to try to figure out how farmers can use fewer antibiotics in the chickens, pigs and cows Canadians eat. Antibiotics are used in animal feed to prevent disease and promote growth.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    CBC News
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:53am

    ALOR SETAR -- Seventy-one students from a school at Jalan Stadium here suffered food poisoning after consuming sambal sotong (chilli-based squids) at their hostel canteen Friday. They were rushed to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital on Saturday after suffering from stomach ache, nausea, dizziness, vomitting and diarrhoea.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    The Star
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:52am

    ALOR SETAR -- Seventy-one students from a school at Jalan Stadium here suffered food poisoning after consuming sambal sotong (chilli-based squids) at their hostel canteen Friday. They were rushed to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital on Saturday after suffering from stomach ache, nausea, dizziness, vomitting and diarrhoea.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    The Star
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:50am

    SHANGHAI -- A Shanghai court on Monday jailed three company officials for five to nine years for adding dye to buns, local media said, as China cracks down after a string of food safety scandals.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    AFP
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:48am

    The U.S. beef- and pork-export industries would lose hundreds of millions of dollars if the United States doesn’t implement an animal identification system that stands up to increasingly robust counterparts in international markets, according to a study released today by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

    Date Published: 
    26.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:45am

    Abstract:  Students must be prepared to lead a diverse workforce. The objective of this study was to establish a teaching method that helps students identify barriers to food safety while working in a simulated environment with communication barriers. This study employed a perspective taking exercise based upon the principles of social learning theory.

    Date Published: 
    01.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science Education, Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 36–44
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:44am

    Abstract:  Students must be prepared to lead a diverse workforce. The objective of this study was to establish a teaching method that helps students identify barriers to food safety while working in a simulated environment with communication barriers. This study employed a perspective taking exercise based upon the principles of social learning theory.

    Date Published: 
    01.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science Education, Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 36–44
  • Posted: September 27th, 2011 - 10:44am

    Abstract:  Students must be prepared to lead a diverse workforce. The objective of this study was to establish a teaching method that helps students identify barriers to food safety while working in a simulated environment with communication barriers. This study employed a perspective taking exercise based upon the principles of social learning theory.

    Date Published: 
    01.oct.11
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science Education, Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 36–44
  • Posted: September 24th, 2011 - 4:52pm

    I got up at 2 a.m. Friday for a 3 a.m. chat session after a video presentation about social media and food safety at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's 15th annual PulseNet Update Meeting/seventh annual OutbreakNet Conference in Long Beach, Calif., only to be told the gene jockeys and epidemiologists had broken the Internet and couldn’t get a phone line.

    Date Published: 
    24.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: September 24th, 2011 - 4:50pm

    Seven customers at a Subway sandwich outlet in the international terminal of the Vancouver airport were taken to hospital on Friday afternoon suffering from an apparent bout of food poisoning. Vancouver Coastal Health spokesman Justin Karasick said the suspected cause of their illness was some tuna that may not have been stored at the right temperature.

    Date Published: 
    24.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: September 24th, 2011 - 4:47pm

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Phoenicia Products Inc. are warning the public not to consume the Alkanater brand Tahina described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product, Alkanater brand Tahina, is sold in 908 g containers bearing UPC 6 92551 00001 3 and codes "Prod.: 5/1/2011" and "Exp.: 5/1/2013".

    Date Published: 
    24.sep.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Salmonella  |  Comments