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  • US: Setton Pistachio disputes salmonella allegations

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 3:17pm

    Terra Bella, California-based Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. and its parent company, Setton International Foods Inc., Commack, N.Y., have gone on the offensive after the Food and Drug Administration alleged the company’s Terra Bella plant continued shipping nuts after tests indicated the presence of salmonella.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • CANADA: AMI says industry made progress on food safety

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 3:15pm

    A senior official of the American Meat Institute (AMI) has told the Canadian House of Commons that the US and Canadian meat and poultry industries have made great progress on food safety.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • AUSTRALIA: Food recall alert

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 3:13pm

    Date Notified To FSANZ: 28 May 2009 Food Product: Ready-To-Eat Meat Name of Product: IGA Deli Roast Beef Package Description & Size: 100g, plastic packet Use By Date: 24 Jun 09 Australian Distribution: SA and VIC Overseas Distribution: Nil Reason for Recall: Microbial –Listeria monocytogenes Comments:

    Date Published: 
    28.may.09
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • HONG KONG: 8 food samples fail safety tests

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 3:11pm

    The Centre for Food Safety found eight out of 5,200 food samples tested in April to be unsatisfactory, mainly involving excessive or illegal use of food preservatives or colourings. The overall satisfactory rate was 99.8%. It tested vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products and frozen confections, and cereals and grains.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    None  |  Comments
  • NEW ZEALAND: Auckland restaurant meal may have caused deadly reaction

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 3:11pm

    A 38-year-old food allergy sufferer died after a severe reaction apparently caused by something he ate or drank in a South Auckland restaurant, the Auckland coroner has found. However, exactly what triggered the anaphylactic shock that resulted in Grant Freeman, of Stanmore Bay, suffering heart failure and brain damage, from which he died two days after the meal, remains a puzzle.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Allergies  |  Comments
  • TEXAS: Restaurant reports

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 1:59pm

    Editor’s note: The Courier each week runs a summary of reports on area restaurant inspections by the Montgomery County Health Department Environmental Health Services. The department routinely performs food establishment inspections twice per year, or more often if the inspection report was bad resulting in numerous demerits or a complaint was filed.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • CANADA: Beefing up food inspection system

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 1:58pm

    Cameron Prince, Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, writes regarding, Tainted meat linked to shortage of inspectors, May 26, to say that food safety has always been, and will continue to be, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) top priority.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • NEW YORK: Grass-fed meat is delicious

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 1:56pm

    Amanda Brazee of Albany writes to say, as a devotee of pastured meat, I feel compelled to comment on Steve Barnes' May 21 article ("Grass-fed beef faces taste test'') on the informal tasting conducted at the Albany Pump Station.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Animal Welfare, E. coli  |  Comments
  • US: Vitamin mix helps health of farmed fish

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 1:54pm

    To raise strong, healthy rainbow trout for your backyard grill or for a white-tablecloth restaurant, fish farmers nourish this in-demand fish with a daily dose of at least a dozen essential vitamins.

    Date Published: 
    29.may.09
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Scientists follow live infection by food-poisoning bacteria Listeria

    Posted: May 29th, 2009 - 1:53pm

    L. monocytogenes exists everywhere in nature what is not a problem for individuals with healthy immune systems capable of keep the bacteria at bay, but a real danger for immunocompromised or pregnant hosts, in which case Listeriosis (the infection) can result in a mortality rate  as high as 30%.

    Date Published: 
    28.may.09
    Listeria  |  Comments