The Agency has been notified that meat has entered the food supply from a bullock aged over 72 months that had not been tested for BSE. A negative BSE test result is mandatory for cattle slaughtered for human consumption at over 72 months of age.

Fox News reports Chicago’s Alinea was given the Michelin Guide’s coveted three-star rating last month, the only Chicago restaurant to earn that top honor, but later in the month it failed an inspection by the City of Chicago's food protection division.

Patrons of the Fruitti Yogurt in Goldsboro, N.C. are being advised to receive a free protective shot against hepatitis A. The Wayne County Health Department says anyone who ate at the 317 Spence Ave. restaurant on Dec. 7 needs to visit a free clinic at 301 North Herman St.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume the jalapeno peppers described below because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The affected fresh jalapeno peppers, imported from the U.S., were sold as follows:

A Kansas City man who became ill earlier this year with a listeria infection linked to tainted cantaloupe has died, according to reporting partner KCTV-5. Paul Schwarz was 92. Schwarz regularly ate cantaloupe, his family said earlier this year. He became ill in September, the day after Jensen Farms in Colorado voluntarily issued a recall of contaminated cantaloupe.

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A recent survey, published by the FSAI in November, has noted a significant improvement in the microbiological quality of bottled water in Ireland since 2007. Nevertheless, manufacturers of bottled water must continue to improve microbiological standards as four water samples were considered unsafe for human consumption, due to contamination with Escherichia coli or enterococci.

Two people trained at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have been chosen for a highly competitive federal program that hones the skills needed to investigate epidemics. The two-year exhaustive training program in epidemiology will take place in the elite Epidemic Investigation Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HCM CITY — HCM City authorities should closely monitor sales of food and food additives and food processing to ensure safety and hygiene during the upcoming festive season, the Minister of Health has said. Companies caught flouting safety norms should be named and shamed, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said during an inspection tour of the city last Saturday.