A parliamentary inquiry into the closure of an Australian catering business has found the council failed in its role as a regulator.
I Cook Foods, which provided pre-packed meals to hospitals and the aged care
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Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors that played a role in an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong earlier this year.
In May, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health
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More than 220 people are part of an outbreak in Hong Kong linked to sandwiches.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 229 people were sick and 45 needed hospital
Continue Reading Hong Kong outbreak linked to sandwiches sickens 200
Authorities in Hong Kong have linked cases of food poisoning to a suspected unlicensed food factory in the country.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 27 people were sick
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Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington.
Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged of a Listeria outbreak
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Another two people have died in England as part of a Listeria outbreak linked to eating pre-made sandwiches, bringing the total deaths to five.
Whole Genome Sequencing analysis by Public Health England (PHE) has identified
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Three people have died in England from listeriosis with a link to eating pre-made sandwiches.
Cases of Listeria infection were in six hospital patients in England. There have been no cases reported in Scotland or
Continue Reading Three deaths linked to Listeria in packaged sandwiches; public risk is ‘low’
Grand Strand Sandwich has recalled Lunch Box brand sandwiches because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause listeriosis as long as 70 days after exposure.
No illnesses linked to the recalled items have
Continue Reading Grand Strand Sandwich recalls Lunch Box products after Listeria tests
Lipari Foods LLC is recalling Premo brand “Turkey & Cheese Wedge” sandwiches produced and packaged by sister company JLM because of the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check their homes for the sandwiches,
Continue Reading Lipari Foods recalls turkey and cheese sandwiches from 11 states for Listeria
Which foods the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates and which foods the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates are not easy questions to answer. One oft-repeated example used to demonstrate the complexities is that cheese
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