PARIS -– A US "taster" tested the food being dished up to President Barack Obama at a dinner in a French restaurant, a waiter said on Sunday. "They have someone who tastes the dishes," said waiter Gabriel de Carvalho from the "La Fontaine de Mars" restaurant where Obama and his family turned up for dinner on Saturday night.

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/05/articles/food-safety-communication/gordon-ramsey-has-a-problem-with-food-processing/ Food buffoon Gordon Ramsey has once again demonstrated why celebrity chefs may be entertaining but really know nothing about biology – especially food and food safety.

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Felix Pie made his second trip to the doctor Wednesday for a stomach illness that is now believed to be food poisoning. "They determined the cause was something I [ate]," said Pie, who unexpectedly left Tuesday's game after the third inning and was taken to the hospital because of stomach discomfort.

After 400 of his customers fell violently sick, and having suffered £100,000 worth of lost revenue with the sudden closure of his restaurant, The Fat Duck in Bray, brilliant but beleaguered chef Heston Blumenthal has suffered a further setback.