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Local bar, restaurants oppose Anchorage food safety changes

By News Desk on September 1, 2017

Changes to the food safety code the Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services wanted to begin enforcing in July are taking just a little longer than anticipated.

The first changes to the food safety…
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CDC reports 2 trichinellosis outbreaks traced to walrus meat

By Coral Beach on July 7, 2017

Federal officials this week made public details of two outbreaks of Trichinella infections in Alaska in the past 12 months, both linked to undercooked walrus meat.

Long associated with undercooked pork, the majority of cases…
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Researchers find dangerous tapeworms in Alaskan salmon

By News Desk on January 17, 2017

Salmon lovers have a new reason to opt for roasted instead of raw. Scientists have documented that the Japanese broad tapeworm has made its way to the waters of the North Pacific and is thriving…
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Alaska public health investigates Salmonella cluster in Bethel

By News Desk on July 25, 2016

Bethel is in southwestern Alaska in the region known as the Delta.
Bethel is in southwestern Alaska in the region known as the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
A team from Alaska’s Division of Public Health traveled to the town of Bethel last week to investigate…
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Alaska tribe establishes Sitka lab to test shellfish for biotoxins

By Cathy Siegner on May 10, 2016

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has set up an environmental research and testing lab in Sitka and plans to begin testing local shellfish for biotoxins this spring. There has reportedly been some concern about the …
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Food safety continues to be under the budget knife in Alaska

By News Desk on May 9, 2016

Alaska’s food safety budgets are taking more cuts as the state tries to close a $4 billion budget deficit caused by low oil prices. Another proposed cut of $268,000 is going to mean fewer restaurant…
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Alaska’s budget crisis likely to take a bite out of food safety unit

By Dan Flynn on February 24, 2016

AKfish_406x250Alaska’s House Finance Subcommittee, charged with reviewing next year’s budget for the Department of Environmental Conservation, is suggesting the Food Safety & Sanitation Program be cut for the second consecutive year. Alaska is not like…
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Deli Sandwiches With Cucumbers Sold in Alaska Safeway and Carrs Stores Recalled

By News Desk on September 10, 2015

In cooperation with the Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce recall of cucumbers that may be contaminated with Salmonella Poona, Safeway is voluntarily recalling made-to-order deli sandwiches with cucumbers produced by Andrew & Williamson and sold…
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Letter From the Editor: The Unexpected Food Safety Problem

By Dan Flynn on August 9, 2015

The Controlled Substances Act, which is not being enforced in states with recreational and medical marijuana, should be amended by Congress to explicitly allow any state marijuana and hemp policies without federal interference. That polite…
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2015

State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election year. In Alabama,…
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