Authorities in an Australian state have linked eight Hepatitis A patients to imported clams.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority advised consumers who bought salted or pickled clams from Koryo Food Co. or Byul
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Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak
Two health agencies in Australia are investigating a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the South Korean community.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Directorate and New South Wales (NSW) Health reported eight adults of
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Norovirus spreads at Olympics; hand sanitizers little help
Forty-two more cases of norovirus have been confirmed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, bringing the total to 128 on the eve of the start of the games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
South Korea calls military after noro hits guards at Olympics
South Korea has deployed 900 military personnel after some 1,200 security guards were pulled from duty because of a norovirus outbreak at Winter Olympic facilities in PyeongChang.
The Korea Herald said 41 security guards suffered
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SKorea’s new 7-language food safety site boosts food cluster
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is now hosting a new website in multiple languages, a move that certainly supports the government’s new National Food Cluster.
The National Food Cluster – more than
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Foreign Markets Cautious on Canadian Beef Pending BSE Investigation
Foreign markets are being extra cautious about Canadian beef until an investigation into an Alberta cow found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — or, as it is commonly called, “mad cow disease”
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Seoul Dairy is All About Keeping Trust of South Korean Mothers
Because so many Asian consumers look to them for food safety cues, the influence of South Korean mothers is hard to overestimate. Just ask Wan Sik Kim, managing director of the food safety center at
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Jang: 'The Very Definition of Korean Culture'
We are sitting in one of the thematic conference rooms at the Sempio Foods Company research and development (R&D) center in Osong, south of Seoul, South Korea. Byung-serk Hurh, Sempio’s research director, is drawing a
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South Korea Building National Food Cluster Around New Food Safety Center
Two hours south of Seoul by comfortable and quiet train ride is Iksan City, where the Korea National Food Cluster is being built just east of town. JD Kim, assistant manager for the investment promotion
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Letter From the Editor: Food as Medicine
Writing this week from Seoul, South Korea, where I’ve been the guest of the Korea National Food Cluster known as Foodpolis, the government-sponsored food industrial complex being built east of Iksan. My visit to South
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South Korea Bans Antibiotics in Animal Feed
Five years after the European Union banned antibiotics in animal feed, South Korea is about to become the first Asian country to embrace such a restriction.
Beginning in July, South Korea is promising to strictly