Slaughterhouses could be forced to install CCTV cameras to prevent “shocking” abuse against animals. Labour MP Grahame Morris, who drew up a Commons motion supporting the plan, told the Mirror that using CCTV was “a simple matter of animal welfare”.

Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut has been investigating an outbreak caused by Salmonella Strathcona. This serotype has not previously been detected in Denmark, and it has never before been recognized as the source of an outbreak.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY -- Six inmates at the jail have come down with E. coli prompting an investigation by the state and Tri-County Health Departments. According to Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson, the jail had six confirmed cases on Friday and 14 inmates have come down with symptoms. One inmate had to be treated at the hospital for dehydration.

The insurance company for a now-defunct San Antonio produce company is arguing it shouldn't have to pay a $1.1 million default judgment to the family of a man who died after eating listeria-contaminated celery.

The FSA is inviting researchers to tender for two projects – one to develop a tool to identify good and bad aspects of the culture towards food safety in businesses, and the other to evaluate the risk of buying food through the Internet.

Fresh cantaloupes, field tomatoes, peppers, potatoes all have something in common beyond being some of my favorite produce items -- they are often rinsed or washed (depending on your definition) prior to sale. Washing is a specification that many buyers require, because fields get muddy and that mud ends up making things look nasty.

ST. LOUIS -- New numbers on the month-old E.Coli outbreak show just one more case confirmed since the weekend. There are now 30 confirmed cases statewide, with 21 of those in St. Louis County. County Health Department spokesman Craig LeFebvre says the big unanswered question is where did it come from?

In response to the FDA, Steve Patricio, president of cantaloupe shipper Westside Produce, Firebaugh, Calif., and chairman of the Dinuba-based California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, issued a letter to Landa dated Nov. 4.

WASHINGTON, November 7, 2011 - Whittington’s Jerky, Inc., a Johnson City, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 126 pounds of beef jerky products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: [View Labels (PDF Only)]