An inspection campaign in the Czech Republic has revealed problems with almost half of olive oil samples tested.
State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) testing focused on the quality of olive oils in the country.
The aim was to verify whether extra virgin and virgin olive oils from different
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A food business linked to an outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in Singapore in 2023 has been fined.
Nosh Cuisine Pte was fined SGD $1,200 (U.S. $900) for a food safety offence committed under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations.
In May 2023, the Ministry of Health
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Authorities in Singapore have suspended the operations of two companies who supplied food to TikTok’s parent company after more than 100 people fell sick.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating the outbreak.
A total of 130 people consumed food supplied by Yun Hai Yao
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Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella were the agents responsible for the most foodborne outbreaks in Singapore from 2018 to 2021, according to a study.
A total of 171 outbreaks involving 7,538 cases were investigated from January 2018 to December 2021. The number of outbreaks ranged from 12 in 2020 to 59 in 2019.
For the
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An updated version of a hygiene standards guide for the catering sector has been published by a trade group in the United Kingdom.
UKHospitality represents more than 730 companies operating around 85,000 venues across the sector in England, Scotland, and Wales.
The document contains advice and guidance for caterers on how to comply with
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Hospitality companies need to do more to inform consumers about allergens, according to the Dutch food agency.
Many firms in the retail, artisan and catering sector do not properly inform customers about which allergens can be found in food, so are not following the rules, said the Netherlands Food and
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A review has looked at a number of ways to try and ensure burgers served rare are as safe as those that are thoroughly cooked.
The sale and consumption of burgers served less than thoroughly cooked (LTTC) and pink in the middle is a growing trend, prompting concerns of an
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The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is to devote more than half of its resources to food safety this year, according to the agency’s annual plan.
The 2019 document states the NVWA will spend 52 percent of available supervisory capacity on the subject of food safety. The
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Editor’s note: This recent post by the Food Safety Education Staff of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service can be found on the www.FoodSafety.gov website.
Since catering is one of the largest expenses in a wedding budget, couples can often find themselves struggling to satisfy their visions of
Continue Reading Don’t let spoiled food spoil your big day — wedding food safety
An Alabama caterer whose food sickened at least two out of every three guests at a November wedding reception has surrendered his food service permit to state authorities.
Darvin McDaniel, operator of Indelible Catering of Moulton, had already been effectively put out of business when Scott Harris, assistant state health
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