Animals Australia is calling for all abattoirs and saleyards to be fitted with closed circuit television, so animal welfare can be monitored closely. Last week, the lobby group passed on to regulators private film taken at a Victorian abattoir, showing the alleged abuse of pigs.

The 2009 Total Diet Study (TDS) released today by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) confirms that the common New Zealand diet poses no food safety concerns from chemical residues or contaminants.

An instant-read thermometer is the best gift for the cook who has everything. Here’s what some folks told Elizabeth Weiss of USA Today. William Keene, senior epidemiologist at Oregon's Public Health Service, gives instant-read thermometers as wedding presents. "They save people's lives."

A food microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests approaches designed to prevent rather than react to problems within the food supply offer the greatest potential as a food safety mechanism.

The Food and Drug Administration has been conducting a national effort to collect and analyze samples of pet foods forSalmonella contamination.