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Police charge man for suspected food contamination

By News Desk on August 27, 2021

Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating food at three supermarkets.

Metropolitan Police detained Leoaai Elghareeb in Hammersmith and Fulham after foodstuffs at the stores were injected with an as yet…
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Australia and New Zealand get revised produce safety guidelines

By News Desk on July 4, 2019

The Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand has published updated food safety guidelines for the industry.

The  group is an industry-led organization established in 2013.

The guidelines are designed to achieve greater consistency…
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Recommendations made in strawberry tampering report

By News Desk on February 18, 2019

The government’s response to tampering of Australian strawberries with needles this past year was timely but areas to improve have been identified in a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) report.

These include centralizing incident…
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Stricter food contamination penalties proposed in New Zealand

By News Desk on January 17, 2019

Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand.

Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member’s Bill to protect people…
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events

By Joe Whitworth on December 29, 2018
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It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.

The year also brought regulation changes, updated…
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Former strawberry farm worker charged; allegedly put needles in strawberries

By Joe Whitworth on November 13, 2018

A 50-year-old woman has been charged in relation to contamination of strawberries with sewing needles in Australia.

My Ut Trinh was arrested on Sunday and appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, Nov. 12. She had…
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