Officials in South Africa have urged action after the deaths of five children linked to eating food from local shops.
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety called on law enforcement to clamp down on the sale of expired food in spaza shops. These sites are also called
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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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A consumer survey in New Zealand has found food poisoning was the second highest food-related concern after prices.
In total, 56 percent were concerned, suggesting food poisoning is taken seriously, said the New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) business unit.
The online survey was conducted
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Major problems were found after a planned inspection at a meat company that is a supplier to schools and care homes in Lithuania.
A scheduled inspection was undertaken in May at the meat processing company Riamona UAB, in the Alytus district by the local State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)
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Almost 550 people have fallen sick in a large food poisoning outbreak in Vietnam.
People were taken ill after eating at a bakery in Long Khánh, a city in Đồng Nai Province.
In the past week, 547 people were sickened, according to the Dong Nai Department of Health.
466 cases
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Three companies were fined recently in Singapore for violating food safety regulations.
Lee Peng Hwa, the proprietor of LPH Catering, was told to pay SG $12,000 (U.S. $8,900) for multiple offenses committed under the Sale of Food (Non-Retail Food Business) Regulations.
Alternative Selection Pte, a food processing company and retailer
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The number of hygiene and safety complaints received by the Irish food agency in 2023 was higher than previous years, according to statistics recently released.
A total of 7,732 complaints and queries were handled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line in 2023.
There were 4,395 complaints
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A report has found evidence of poor food safety in meals given to people seeking asylum in the capital of England.
Concerns were raised about food in catered accommodation in London, with reports of unsafe products and a lack of provision for people with allergies.
Sustain, Jesuit Refugee Service UK,
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Distributed food aid is suspected to be behind more than 200 people falling sick in the Philippines.
Agusan del Sur health officials said 216 people had been treated in the hospital earlier this week with symptoms such as vomiting and stomach aches.
The incident is being treated as food poisoning
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Authorities in a Spanish city have suspended the permit of a company that provided catering to several schools after a large outbreak.
The outbreak affected 149 children and five teachers from four Palma schools on the Balearic Islands this past December.
The suspected food was a rice dish. Sick people
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