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Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan

By News Desk on December 26, 2019

A ban on serving raw beef liver in restaurants in Japan has not decreased the number of E. coli infections in the country, according to a study.

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) causes many symptoms from…
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Letter From The Editor: The Big Gulp

By Dan Flynn on March 17, 2013

I worked with a guy once who taught me that for every problem, there was a quote from Benito Mussolini, Italy’s dictator for 21 long years. My former associate, the Mussolini devotee, would say it…
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Ban on Korean Shellfish Includes Canned Shellfish

By News Desk on May 26, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration late Friday clarified an earlier warning that all oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from Korea should be considered adulterated and removed from the market, and said that ban includes canned…
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Top Food Safety Stories of 2011: No. 4

By Dan Flynn on December 28, 2011

Ground beef sold to Americans is going to undergo more E. coli testing in 2012, and the historic decision to require it was 2011’s 4th more important food safety story.

For the first time since…

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EU Ban on Egyptian Fenugreek Seeds Extended

By News Desk on October 21, 2011

Last week the European Commission lifted import restrictions on fresh and chilled podded peas and green beans and other fresh produce from Egypt. The ban had been an emergency action imposed in July, after imported…

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CA Senate Votes to Ban BPA In Bottles, Sippy Cups

By Helena Bottemiller on August 31, 2011

After failed attempts in past years, the California state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, from baby bottles and sippy cups for infants and small children.

The…

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LA Schools Bid Farewell to Flavored Milk

By Gretchen Goetz on July 1, 2011

Drugs, alcohol and … flavored milk? Cartons of this sugary beverage are now on the list of banned substances at Los Angeles-area schools.

chocmilkLA-featured.jpgAs of today, strawberry and chocolate milk will no longer be offered…

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South Korea Bans Antibiotics in Animal Feed

By Dan Flynn on June 7, 2011

Five years after the European Union banned antibiotics in animal feed, South Korea is about to become the first Asian country to embrace such a restriction.

Beginning in July, South Korea is promising to strictly…

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FDA Halts Some Milk, Produce Imports from Japan

By Mary Rothschild on March 23, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it would bar imports of some dairy products and fresh produce from the area around Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

In a guidance issued…

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Michigan Bans Caffeine-Laced Alcohol Drinks

By Mary Rothschild on November 6, 2010

Michigan has joined Utah in banning the sale of alcohol drinks infused with caffeine and other stimulants.

The Michigan state Liquor Control Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to prohibit the sale of a long list of…

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