Nine in 10 sushi businesses did not have adequate controls to safeguard human health during a Food Safety Authority of Ireland audit.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) conducted the audits in October 2018
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Chicken linked to Salmonella outbreak in Czech Republic
Salmonella in chicken has been linked to almost 70 illnesses in the Czech Republic.
Health authorities in the city of Zlin reported the outbreak in the middle of March at Tomáše Bati Regional Hospital.
INFOSAN involved in fipronil, fake rice and Salmonella events
An international food safety entity responded to more than 80 incidents over a two-year period, according to a report.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 84 international food safety events during
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GAO tells Rep. DeLauro that agencies need to pick up the pace
At the request of Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-CT, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has returned to the problem of managing the risk of arsenic in rice. The GAO is an agency in the
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Acceptance, use of food irradiation reached new levels in 2017
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the January 2018 edition of Food Irradiation Update and is posted here with permission of the author.
The following is a recap of progress made worldwide with
FDA seeks comments on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal
Having documenting that many rice cereals for infants and toddles have significant levels of inorganic arsenic — which can cause neurologic and developmental problems — the government is proposing a maximum allowable limit for the
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New Bill Would Limit Permissible Level of Inorganic Arsenic in Rice
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday which would limit the amount of inorganic arsenic permitted in rice and rice-based foods. The R.I.C.E (Reducing food-based Inorganic Compounds Exposure) Act would require
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As Toxin Fears Grow, More Chinese Are Buying Imported Rice
Despite being the number-one producer and consumer of rice in the world, more Chinese citizens are buying rice imported from Japan and elsewhere due to fears about heavy metals and other toxins, according to Reuters
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Fukushima Rice Finally Passes Radiation Checks
A local farming official in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, said Monday that rice grown in the area of the 2011 nuclear disaster has passed that country’s radiation checks. Small amounts of the region’s approximately 360,000-ton rice
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Consumer Reports Releases New Guidelines for Arsenic in Rice and Grains
Consumer Reports (CR) today issued new consumption guidelines for inorganic arsenic (IA) in rice and other grains. While past reports on the subject by CR and others have been complex and academic, this one is
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Codex Adopts Limits on Lead in Infant Formula, Arsenic in Rice
At the its annual meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, last week, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted a number of new standards, including maximum acceptable levels of lead in infant formula and of arsenic in rice. 
The
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