Food Standards Australia New Zealand is seeking public comment on an urgent amendment to the Food Standard Code to protect public health and safety.The proposed measures would require traceability and processing requirements of semi-dried tomatoes and ingredients. The amendment would apply in Australia only.

In the present work, we aimed at determining the relationship between the hepatitis A virus (HAV) numbers in imported frozen coquina clams involved in two hepatitis outbreaks, as well as the risk for human health.

GENEVA -- Millions of adults die every year from bugs and toxins in what they eat, according to new World Health Organisation data that shows food-borne diseases are far more deadly than the U.N. agency previously estimated.

New South Wales Health is warning people not to eat semi-dried tomatoes because of fears they are linked to an outbreak of Hepatitis A. There have been dozens of cases of the virus in Victoria. The Department of Health in Victoria is continuing to investigate the outbreak. Of the more than 80 people diagnosed with the virus, two thirds had eaten semi-dried tomatoes.