Monthly Archives October 2016

One child dead; Salmonella outbreak ‘may not have peaked yet’ | Food Safety News

A Salmonella outbreak in Europe that may have been ongoing since 2012 is believed to be responsible for the recent death of a child in Croatia and is suspected to be wider spread than originally thought. The outbreak has been traced by multiple countries to eggs from Poland...

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Health inspection website giving Peel restaurant diners food for thought

Anyone who has eaten in a restaurant, picked up a meal at a drive-thru or ordered takeout has likely spent more time wondering about the calorie counts in menu options than details in the food establishment’s last public health inspection report.

Source: The Mississauga News – Health inspection website giv...

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NAACP members sue Redwood City hotel over ‘humiliating’ norovirus outbreak

OAKLAND — NAACP members are suing an international hotel chain over a norovirus outbreak that sickened 127 people — everyone who ate the salmon — at the NAACP’s annual Calif…

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NAACP members sue Redwood City hotel over ‘humiliating’ norovirus outbreak

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Tainted tahina recalled by Michigan’s Sinbad Foods | Food Safety News

West Bloomfield Township, located 30 miles northwest of Detroit, is the latest location for a tahini product recall. Sinbad Foods, located at 6251 Haggerty Road, said in a Tuesday news release that 1-pound and 2-pound containers of its Tahina Telkef with “packed on” dates of Oct...

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Federal investigation of raw milk farm expands to buying clubs | Food Safety News

Miller’s Organic Farm is not having a good year. In March, it was associated with a raw milk Listeria outbreak involving one fatality. A judge then approved USDA’s request to inspect the farm, which led to requests for sales records. Now, Amish owner Amos Miller has been ordered back to court on Nov...

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Salmon roe recalled nationwide in Canada; botulism possible | Food Safety News

Imperial Caviar & Seafood has expanded its recall of salmon roe for the second time, urging consumers to not eat the salmon eggs because of concerns about botulism poisoning. The Fairfield, NJ-based company recalled some salmon roe Sept. 15 that had been distributed to retailers in Quebec...

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Queensland researchers’ approach to tackling severe gastro

Synthetic molecules could “block” food borne bacteria.

Source: Queensland researchers’ approach to tackling severe gastro

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EU members say Salmonella outbreak linked to Polish eggs

It’s unclear how many members of the European Union received eggs from Poland that have been implicated in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak that began in July 2015 and has sickened almost 150 people. Belgium, France and Germany received some of the eggs, according to information filed with the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food... Continue Reading Read More

EU authorities not enforcing food safety rules

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Cheese recalled for E. coli in Australia | barfblog

Cloud 9 Farm has recalled White Velvet Cheese from Cloud 9 Farm in VIC due to microbial (E.coli) contamination. Food products contaminated with E. coli may cause illness if consumed. Any consumers …

Source: Cheese recalled for E. coli in Australia | barfblog

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