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Raising Awareness: World Hepatitis Day

This month marks the fifteenth Anniversary of Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States; May 19 is World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day was launched by the World Hepatitis Alliance

By Alexa Nameth

/ 18 May 2010

USDA Official in Kenya to Tour World Food Program

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service’s Deputy Under Secretary, Darci Vetter and Former Senator George McGovern are traveling in Kenya May 10-16

By Michelle Greenhalgh

/ 16 May 2010

Hong Kong Offer 5 Keys To Food Safety

Just nine of 4,400 food samples tested during March by Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety failed to pass. In its monthly “Food Safety Report,” the Center for

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 May 2010

Canada Changes Reporting For Bluetongue

Canada’s Reportable Diseases Regulations and the Health of Animals Regulations are being amended to change the status of five types of bluetongue, from “federally reportable” to “immediately notifiable.” The

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 May 2010

China Launches School Food Safety Campaign

Public health officials in China announced yesterday their Ministry of Education and State Food and Drug Administration have jointly launched an eight-month campaign to promote food safety in school cafeterias.

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 12 May 2010

AU/NZ Accepting Comments On COOL

Ministers responsible for food safety in Australia and New Zealand are accepting comments until Friday on part of draft Intergovernmental Agreements that will help consumers and the food industry better

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 May 2010

U.S. Urged to Back GM Labeling Agreement

Consumers Union is asking the Obama Administration to get behind a compromise on genetically modified (GM)/genetically engineered (GE) food labeling that is widely supported in the international community. Last

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 10 May 2010

Lawsuits Filed Over 2008 Newborn Outbreak

An October 2008 outbreak of antibiotic-resistant ESBL strain of E. coli caused the infection of 13 newly born babies at the neonatal intensive care unit at Luton and Dunstable Hospital

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 May 2010

Quebec: Undeclared Soy In Cabbage Rolls

Soy, one of the nine most common food allergens, was not listed on the label as an ingredient in Cuisine Bernart brand cabbage rolls being sold in retail markets in

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Apr 2010

Canada Releases On-Farm Safety Video

The best on-farm practices for producers to protect livestock and poultry from disease are the subject of a new online video from the Government of Canada. “Producers have a long-standing

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Apr 2010

Canada Pledges Investment in Food Safety

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA’s) Food Safety Enhancement Program government/industry steering committee met last week to discuss the progress of various CFIA food safety initiatives. In

By Alexa Nameth

/ 25 Apr 2010

Peru to Begin Labeling GM Foods

Peru’s unicameral Congress has apparently made a deal. A new Peruvian consumer code will require that food labels disclose both organic and genetically modified ingredients. At the same time,

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Apr 2010

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World

Raising Awareness: World Hepatitis Day

USDA Official in Kenya to Tour World Food Program

Hong Kong Offer 5 Keys To Food Safety

Canada Changes Reporting For Bluetongue

China Launches School Food Safety Campaign

AU/NZ Accepting Comments On COOL

U.S. Urged to Back GM Labeling Agreement

Lawsuits Filed Over 2008 Newborn Outbreak

Quebec: Undeclared Soy In Cabbage Rolls

Canada Releases On-Farm Safety Video

Canada Pledges Investment in Food Safety

Peru to Begin Labeling GM Foods

Your Support Protects Public Health