The translation is rough and details sketchy, but Focus is reporting a 6-year-old girl from Hamburg died over the weekend from the effects of EHEC, which probably means some strain of shiga-toxin producing E. coli.

Founder Jimmy ‘Jimmy John’s’ John Liautaud told the world via Facebook that after five sprout-related outbreaks at Jimmy John’s outlets since 2008, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are “bullying” the sandwich company adding, “Anyway, gov is no longer here to serve us we are here to serve them and those who vote for them.

Health Canada has finally – finally – made an explicit, evience-based public statement about ensuring the safety of cooked food with no piping hot or juices run clear nonsense: “The only reliable way to ensure that your food has reached a safe internal cooking temperature is by using a digital food thermometer.” I’d add tip-sensitive.

In some ways, it looks like a small thing — President Obama’s latest budget proposes cutting a $5 million research program at the Department of Agriculture. But the elimination of the Microbiological Data Program, which tests fruits and vegetables for disease, is an alarming setback in the fight to keep the food supply safe.

Chandigarh -- All food business operators in Haryana are now required to be registered or licenced in accordance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Twenty-five students of Government PG College hostel, Saifabad, were admitted to hospital on Monday with symptoms of gastroenteritis. They were suffering from food poisoning since dinner at the hostel on Saturday, the students said.

The newest food safety infosheet, a graphical one-page food safety-related story directed at food businesses, is now available at www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com Food Safety Infosheet Highlights: - 21 attendees of a catered lunch reported diarrhea and vomiting - Toxin associated with Clostridium perfringens was isolated from some of the attendees

Sofia -- The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency seized 248,000 eggs from Poland at the end of last week. Half of them hold the respective stamps, while the other half do not. The eggs come from two farms in Poland, agency director Yordan Voynov said at a press conference on the occasion of the agency’s first anniversary, FOCUS News Agency reported.

ABU DHABI -- Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) conducted on Sunday the largest-ever inspection campaign in Abu Dhabi, encompassing 80 food establishments in Al Zayani area of Abu Dhabi in a single day.