A business in New Zealand has been fined for the illegal sale of home-kill meat through butcher shops.
Canterbury Homekill Services Limited (CHK) and owners Noel Womersley and Halena Hitchcock were sentenced to multiple charges under the Animal Products Act in Christchurch District Court.
The company and its owners were
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Argentinian officials have confirmed leptospirosis and Salmonella in an outbreak that has killed two people.
Authorities in Buenos Aires reported that four adults were hospitalized in the city of Berazategui in early 2023. Salmonella and Shigella were detected in the fatal cases and in one patient it was Salmonella Typhimurium.
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An association for butchers and small abattoirs in England and Wales has updated food hygiene advice.
National Craft Butchers (NCB) has reviewed existing assured advice and launched a food safety management system for butchers.
Since partnering with Horsham District Council in 2013, NCB members have been able to register for
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A Salmonella infection contributed to the deaths of two people who were part of an outbreak in England in 2018, according to an inquest report.
Sandra Blake, 68, and Stewart Graham, 66, both ate pork from Chapman and Sons in early 2018. Sandra’s husband, Heath, aged 71, also fell ill
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is proposing a simplified approach to food safety management in small retail businesses such as grocery shops, butchers, and bakeries. It includes guidelines on how to identify the most relevant biological, chemical and physical hazards at each stage of the food production process, the
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