More than 100 children fell ill after consuming a school lunch where a dead snake was allegedly found, prompting India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate possible food safety and human rights concerns.
On April 24, at Utkramit Madhya Vidyalaya in Mekra village, Mokama, Bihar, a government school served
Continue Reading Over 100 children fall ill after dead snake reportedly found in Indian school meal
Scientists have described the first confirmed ciguatera poisoning incident in the United Kingdom.
The suspected ciguatera incident occurred in England in June 2017 associated with the consumption of fish sold as red snapper steaks. Three people were affected from the same family after eating separate steaks from the same package.
Investigations
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India introduced more than half of the new trade concerns debated at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
Attendees at the November meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health.
Members raised 64 specific
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Scientists in India have reported a rare case of infection in a woman who consumed unpasteurized dairy products before falling sick.
Lactococcus lactis cremoris, previously known as Streptococcus lactis, is rarely reported as a cause of human infections. It is widely used in the production of fermented products in the
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on aflatoxins in nuts in Egypt and India.
A DG Sante audit in Egypt in September 2022 was due to continuing Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications for aflatoxins in peanuts.
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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
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The FDA has analyzed samples of three products, Everest Garam Masala, Everest Sambhar Masala, and Maggi Masala ae Magic, and the results showed the products were contaminated with Salmonella.
The products were manufactured in India and are not labeled for distribution in the United States.
All three products were imported
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has revealed progress has been made in India’s controls of Salmonella in sesame seeds but more needs to be done.
A DG Sante audit in November 2022 covered Salmonella contamination of sesame seeds and touched on ethylene oxide. In September 2020, ethylene oxide
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Delight Foods USA LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in Jersey City, NJ, and Delight Foods LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in San Jose, CA., is recalling 2,961 pounds of imported frozen catfish steaks.
The products were imported from India, a country ineligible
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A recall of Nestlé Maggi noodles in India in 2015 impacted the company for several years, according to an analysis of consumer purchase data.
Scientists examined the immediate and long-term changes in noodle purchases after the nationwide removal of Maggi instant noodles from the Indian market.
“The Maggi noodles scandal
Continue Reading Researchers assess the impact of Nestlé India Maggi recall; food safety concerns lingered