I got hit by a van this morning. Nothing serious, but if I wasn’t awake Sorenne would have been crushed in the trailer as we returned from Saturday morning swimming lessons. Manhattan (Kansas) and Brisbane are both lovely places with lovely people and drivers with the collective alertness of a bag of hammers.

Las Vegas, NV -- When the health inspector smells something burning in the kitchen, you know it's not going to be a good day. It certainly wasn't for The Artisan's Mood Restaurant. When The Artisan reopened in 2010, the new owners were pleased as punch to show Action News around.

It appears India's food regulator has got all its priorities horribly wrong. The regulatory body plans to spend a whopping sum of over Rs1,000 crore just on publicity during the 12th plan period.

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ALBANY, NY -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers in the metropolitan New York area, including Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, to not consume certain "Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese" products made by Mexicali Cheese Corp. located at 91-52 87th Street in Woodhaven, New York due to possible Listeria contamination.

Ottawa -- After testing 300 samples, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) found that 100% of the bottled water samples tested for toxins known as microcystins met Health Canada's standards.

Throughout the developed world, and in many under-developed countries, imported food is simply a part of our daily diet. In fact, food import line items have increased at a rate of 10% annually throughout the last decade and show no sign of slowing down.

SHANGHAI -- Shanghai-based Bright Dairy & Food is recalling a batch of its Ubest-brand milk products after an investigation revealed that the products may have been contaminated with lye, according to the city's quality and technical supervision bureau.

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