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New food safety training techniques required; with Kevin McDonald
I don’t know Kevin McDonald but I’ve laughed with him for 20 years as one of the founders of the popular Canadian comedy troupe, Kids in the Hall. I also regularly insert his videos into barfblog.com,...
View ArticleHellloooo: Queen Elizabeth released from hospital after 2-day stay
Queen Elizabeth has been released after spending two days in the hospital with what was suspected to be norovirus. “The Queen has left The King Edward VII’s hospital, having been admitted briefly as...
View ArticleBest and safest food in the world: UK cheese edition
China has banned imports of British cheese after the country’s food inspectors were dissatisfied with standards at a UK dairy. Chinese officials, visiting plants in Europe ahead of the country’s new...
View ArticleOne in 10 UK sausages ‘carries risk of Hepatitis E virus’
One in 10 sausages and processed pork meat products in England and Wales could cause hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection if undercooked, experts warn. There has been an “abrupt rise” in the number of...
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Why a Kiwi café in Georgia? Sausage-wielding protesters attack patrons at...
This is about Georgia the country, not Georgia, the U.S. state. Georgia, a proud nation in the Caucasus that went to war with Russia in 2008, is no stranger to conflict. But a weekend assault by...
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How the hell could we know? Kellogg hopeless at food safety and accountability
In 2008, peanut butter thingies with the nut part sourced from Peanut Corporation of America killed nine people and sickened at least 700 with Salmonella. In March 2009, Kellogg’s CEO David Mackay did...
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Surf cops: Investigating microbes of surfers and the sea to understand...
Peter Andrey Smith of the New York Times writes that on a recent trip, Cliff Kapono hit some of the more popular surf breaks in Ireland, England and Morocco. He’s proudly Native Hawaiian and no...
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Fancy food ain’t safe food Israeli edition: not a floor you’d want to eat off
Gourmet products manufacturer Olivia may describe its production facility as a pastoral-sounding "wooden house with a chimney" emitting the aroma of "a true kitchen," but it’s a kitchen that is...
View ArticleOfficials investigating Salmonella outbreak at Denny’s in Minnesota
I associate Denny’s with heart attacks: fun in my youth, but now, not so much. Now I can associate Salmonella with Denny’s. Three confirmed cases and one suspected case of Salmonella Montevideo are...
View ArticleStaff at UK food place put food gnawed by mice back on shelves
Martin Elvery of Get West London reports that rat droppings hanging from the ceilings of rooms where fruit and vegetables were stored, products being repackaged and sold after being gnawed by mice and...
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