Scientists in Australia have identified a parasite in game deer and feral pigs for the first time.
Researchers at Charles Sturt University discovered the Sarcocystis species of parasite during their work and said it sheds light on a previously unrecognized risk.
Several wild game meat species, including deer and feral pigs are hunted and
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Olive oil featured heavily in a range of operations conducted in recent months by authorities in Portugal that also covered game meat, shellfish and supplements.
Earlier this month, the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE) inspected 100 operators dedicated to the trade of meat products. It assessed the facilities’ origin
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The United States is part of a network on safe meat from wild game.
The “Safety in the Game Meat Chain” network will run for four years under the leadership of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
It includes 29 countries, many of which are EU member
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The Nunavik Regional Board of Health is warning against eating certain walrus meat after people have reported botulism poisoning.
The patients are located in Inukjuak and reported eating igunaq at traditional feasts on March 18 and 19. It sometimes takes 10 days for signs of the poisoning to develop.
“More
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Finnish authorities are investigating a company for allegedly buying foreign game meat and selling it as a domestic product.
Joupin Meklari Oy is suspected by officials of buying, selling and storing items such as venison products, in a way that is noncompliant with regulations. Police have also opened a preliminary
Continue Reading Finnish food agency orders destruction of meat products
With deer hunting season upon us there is an increase in the potential for foodborne illnesses. Field dressing, butchering, and handling of game meat all offer opportunity for pathogens wreak havoc.
Even if proper technique is used in the field, vehicles and household surfaces can easily become cross contaminated from
Continue Reading Hunting season safety practices aren’t all about guns and arrows
A report on an outbreak of foodborne parasite infections in California in early 2017, published by the CDC, describes how raw, wild boar meat resulted in life-threatening illnesses for several people.
A traditional dish in Laotian and other Asian cuisines is laub, which, as shown here,
Continue Reading Disease detectives blame raw, wild boar meat for outbreak
The annual analysis of pesticide residues in domestic and imported foods, with the results for fiscal year 2015, showed 98 percent of tested foods produced in the United States do not violate federal limits.
Of the 835 domestic food samples tested from 39
Continue Reading Pesticide report shows no residue on half of U.S. food tested
