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Online food deliveries in Europe are off a bit, but you cannot tell from street traffic

By Dan Flynn on October 28, 2022

AMERSTERDAM — A recent trip to Europe showed the streets of Krakow, Budapest, and Prague are all very different except for the bicycles making endless food deliveries. Anyone with a food safety mindset has to…

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Misidentification increases the risk of poisoning as mushroom hunters head out to forage

By Jonan Pilet on October 28, 2022

It’s prime mushroom hunting time in much of the United States, but foragers need to have a keen eye or an expert opinion to avoid serious consequences.

A recent mushroom poisoning case in Massachusetts has…

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Florida officials report death of vibrio patient

By News Desk on August 18, 2022

The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is investigating a death related to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.

Public health officials did not release any other information about the death. They did not say where the patient…

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Snail meat likely behind some outbreaks in Africa

By News Desk on July 18, 2022

Scientists have suggested that outbreaks from edible snail consumption may be going undetected in Cameroon.

Researchers detected Campylobacter, Yersinia, Listeria, Salmonella, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in snails in Cameroon. African land snails are a…

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WHO chiefs discuss local food safety issues

By News Desk on July 3, 2022

Regional World Health Organization (WHO) leaders used World Food Safety Day to highlight topics important in their countries.

Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, said traditional markets are a key part of the…

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Competition aims to boost safe local food in two countries

By News Desk on April 10, 2022

EatSafe has launched a challenge to improve food safety in Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food (EatSafe) is a five-year program led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and…
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Plant-based meat, dairy and eggs: A game changer or a flash in the pan?

By Cookson Beecher on March 31, 2022

– COMMENTARY –

You’ve probably heard a lot about the new plant-based foods — meatless beef and poultry and dairy-free milk, for example, but most people don’t know much, if anything, about them. In fact,…
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An individual prepares challenge to Montana’s Food Choice Act

By Dan Flynn on March 28, 2022

A legal complaint is drafted challenging the constitutionality of Montana’s popular Local Food Choice Act, Food Safely News has learned. Montana’s Local Food Choice Act exempts homemade food producers from state licensure, permitting, certification, and…
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Food safety tips for this Halloween with food safety expert Robert Gravani

By Jonan Pilet on October 30, 2021

Halloween has a different look in many communities this year. Outdoor Halloween parties, car trunk trick-or-treating events and more masks than ever are in the mix. With all these changes, it doesn’t hurt to brush …
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National organics meeting begins today; watch by Zoom or listen by phone

By News Desk on October 13, 2021

Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations.

The five-day meeting will be live online with a…
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