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FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part II

As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series: An in-depth look at how the FDA’s headquarters in Latin America works to promote safer food With over 220,

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 4 Feb 2010

Baby Formula Recalled in Middle East

Hero baby formula has been recalled in the United Arab Emerites (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii). The recalls

By Suzanne Schreck

/ 3 Feb 2010

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part I

As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series: An in-depth look at how one Latin American FDA office promotes safer food With over 220,000 foreign food facilities

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 3 Feb 2010

PRC on Mission to Destroy Melamine-Milk

The People’s Republic of China clearly is not handling the latest melamine-tainted milk problem like it did the last time. The slow action that marked the last melamine-in-milk scandal

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Feb 2010

Canadian Coalition Wants on PM’s Agenda

The Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a new round of consultations between Ministers of Health, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the agri-food

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jan 2010

Hong Kong Finds Most Food Safe in Dec.

Only 12 of 6,100 food samples tested by the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety last month returned “unsatisfactory” results, the city’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department reports.

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Jan 2010

Bangladesh to Improve Seafood Safety

On January 19, the Bangladeshi parliament passed a bill prohibiting the use of antibiotics, growth hormone, steroids and other harmful pesticides in animal and fish feeds. The new bill, if

By Zach Mallove

/ 30 Jan 2010

More Melamine-Tainted Milk Found in China

Chinese authorities removed more Melamine-tainted dairy products from the shelves of southern China’s convenience stores on Monday. This action comes more than a year after the first of hundreds

By Michelle Greenhalgh

/ 29 Jan 2010

Slow Movement on Food Safety in Canada

A college professor, a consumer group, and the union representing meat inspectors all dumped on Canada’s food safety agency this week with the barbs obviously intended for Ottawa’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jan 2010

EU Releases Report on Foodborne Illness

At least 45,000 illnesses and 32 deaths resulted from 5,332 outbreaks of contaminated food during 2008 in the European Union, a new report says. Those are among the

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jan 2010

USDA to Lift 21-Year Ban on Haggis

Last night, millions of Scots around the world raised their kilts to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns. January 25, or Burns Night to Scots, is a Scottish holiday more

By Zach Mallove

/ 25 Jan 2010

Hong Kong Moves Against Preservatives

Sulphur dioxide, benzoic acid, and sorbic acid are preservatives commonly used in preserving fruits and vegetables. Because of recent instances of excessive preservatives being detected in samples of dried fruits

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jan 2010

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World

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part II

Baby Formula Recalled in Middle East

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part I

PRC on Mission to Destroy Melamine-Milk

Canadian Coalition Wants on PM’s Agenda

Hong Kong Finds Most Food Safe in Dec.

Bangladesh to Improve Seafood Safety

More Melamine-Tainted Milk Found in China

Slow Movement on Food Safety in Canada

EU Releases Report on Foodborne Illness

USDA to Lift 21-Year Ban on Haggis

Hong Kong Moves Against Preservatives

Your Support Protects Public Health