People who fell ill after visiting the Russian pavilion at Winnipeg’s Folklorama in August had likely eaten fruit compote contaminated with E. coli, according to the Winnipeg Health Authority.
A report published by the Winnipeg Health Region said 37 of the 40 people who were infected with the same
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Information brought to light during hearings before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has led to punitive damages being added to lawsuits against Quality Egg/Wright County of Iowa.
The amended lawsuits were filed Monday by Marler Clark and Wandro, Baer, and McCarthy.
“At the hearings in Washington it
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Five years after suffering brain damage from an intravenous food supplement prepared with too much magnesium, an Irish child died of complications due to pneumonia.
Elaine Barrett, from Galway, was born prematurely in 2003. At less than six weeks old, while still in the hospital, she was given a special
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In an effort to support local farms and meet the demand for locally raised meat, the federal government has awarded an $800,000 grant toward the construction of a slaughterhouse in Liberty, NY, Meatingplace reported.
Construction of the new $1.7 million, 5,000-square foot Southern Catskills Red Meat Processing Facility is expected
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A restaurant in New South Wales, Australia had to pay a penalty when 170 people fell ill with Salmonella after eating there earlier this year.
Investigators with the New South Wales Food Authority concluded that the cause of the January Salmonella outbreak at the Burger Bar in the town of
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A recent phone survey of 1,000 Americans not only found that some people are doing too little when it comes to food safety, but also that some are actually doing too much.
NSF International, an independent public health and safety non-profit, says its survey reveals Americans are uncertain about some
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Ten scientists from Bangladesh are being trained this month in aquaculture food safety by seafood experts from FDA and the University of Maryland Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN).
Aquaculture, the controlled production of seafood, is now the fastest-growing segment of agriculture worldwide and accounts for more
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in Russellville, AL was cited Tuesday for 29 safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the chicken-processing plant $135,500.
An investigation began in March after workers complained of ammonia odors, cuts and stabbing injuries. When OSHA inspectors observed
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Despite the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent announcement that bioengineered salmon is safe, many are still wary of the idea.
The Center for Food Safety criticized the FDA’s analysis as misguided and dangerous. Federal tests were “insufficient in determining the long-term, unforeseen consequences” of genetic engineering, said Wenonah Hauter, director
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Washington State University researchers say they’ve found that organically grown strawberries are more nutritious, flavorful and have a longer shelf life than conventionally grown strawberries. They also leave soil healthier.
John Reganold, WSU professor of soil science, authored the strawberry study, which was published by the Public Library of Science
