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  • US: New rule looks to curb E. coli germs in bottled water

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:10am

    Makers of bottled water including Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. will face tougher U.S. standards to prevent contamination with E. coli bacteria.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    E. coli, Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • AUSTRALIA: Food outlets fail to heed safety message

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:10am

    Port Stephens Council says it is disappointed repeated food safety messages are not getting through, as more businesses are being fined for a range of offences. Three noodle outlets have been fined a total of $1,300 for offences ranging from a lack of cleanliness to evidence of cockroach activity. Over the past year six Port Stephens food outlets have been fined.

    Date Published: 
    27.may.09
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • US: Preserving time in a bottle (or a jar)

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:09am

    For Eugenia Bone, opening the kitchen cupboard in her SoHo apartment is like dipping into a favorite TV show. “The jars are like characters, with story lines that I remember,” she said recently, scrabbling around in search of a jar of yellowfin tuna preserved in olive oil and salt.

    Date Published: 
    27.may.09
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  • Two EGYPTIAN children have H5N1 bird flu: agency

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:07am

    CAIRO -- Two four-year-old Egyptian children have contracted the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, raising to 76 the number of cases reported in Egypt, the state news agency MENA reported Tuesday. Egypt has been hit harder by bird flu than any other country outside Asia and has seen a surge of cases in recent weeks.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Animals  |  Comments
  • NASA uses satellite to unearth innovation in crop forecasting

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:07am

    Soil moisture is essential for seeds to germinate and for crops to grow. But record droughts and scorching temperatures in certain parts of the globe in recent years have caused soil to dry up, crippling crop production. The falling food supply in some regions has forced prices upward, pushing staple foods out of reach for millions of poor people.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Plants  |  Comments
  • US: Trade protectionism is a fishy story

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:05am

    Matt Fass, President, Maritime Products International, Williamsburg, Va. Writes that the editorial on fish and protectionism ("A Fish by Any Other Name," May 20) is right on the money, but tells only part of the story.

    Date Published: 
    27.may.09
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?***

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:04am

    The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Animals  |  Comments
  • TEXAS: Food service inspections

    Posted: May 27th, 2009 - 9:02am

    The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • BARFBLOG: Fresh whole chicken leaking bacterial-infested blood onto fresh produce – this is how people get sick

    Posted: May 26th, 2009 - 3:28pm

    This is my fridge. This is my fridge on Salmonella and Campylobacter. This is how cross-contamination occurs. This is why it is important to lower pathogen loads before foods enter the home or a food service kitchen. Because foods can be a mess.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Other Microorganisms, Salmonella  |  Comments
  • UK: Oxford University kitchens 'unacceptably dirty'

    Posted: May 26th, 2009 - 3:27pm

    The inspectors said the rooms were "unacceptably dirty" when they carried out spot checks across the university's colleges. At New College a mouse was found eating food from a wheelie bin and dirty work tops were identified. Rats were discovered scurrying around the rear yard outside kitchens at Mansfield and Pembroke Colleges.

    Date Published: 
    26.may.09
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments