The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eased restrictions on Canadian poultry imports as the industry is recovering from the recent bird flu outbreak. Imports of poultry and poultry products from Ontario were banned in April after a ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has imposed a ban on poultry meat imports from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam over bird flu outbreak. This comes after the World Organisation for ...
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Egg and turkey prices in the US will surge more than expected this year as a result of the severe bird flu outbreak in the country. Figures released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that over 48 million chickens and turkeys ...
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Blue Bell Creameries, whose products were found to be linked with the recent Listeria outbreak in the US, is receiving a significant amount in investment from Texas business investor Sid Bass. The investment will be used to bring back ...
Flowcrete Americas has announced a new AIA CES Training Seminar, which it describes as an "ideal opportunity for architects to find out more about specifying fit-for-purpose flooring solutions for the food and beverage industry." ...
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US-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has again ceased operations at its production facility after finding listeria during routine testing. The company earlier recalled ice cream products and closed retail shops in April after finding the ...
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Armenia has imposed a ban on poultry product imports from 17 US states over bird flu outbreak, according to the former's Agriculture Ministry. The ban comes in the wake of avian influenza outbreak across several commercial poultry farms ...
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China has lifted a three-year old ban on Brazilian beef imports, paving way for new sales that could generate around $50m. Earlier in 2012, China suspended beef imports from Brazil over a mad cow disease scare. Brazil President Dilma ...
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ConAgra Grocery Products will pay $11.2m in fine for shipping contaminated peanut butter that caused salmonella poisoning across the nation from 2006 through 2007. This comes after a lawsuit was filed against ConAgra Grocery Products ...
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has imposed a ban on poultry meat imports from parts of US and Turkey over bird flu outbreak. This comes after US state of Nebraska and World ...
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A new strain of bird flu, which originated in the Western US and infected several commercial chicken and turkey farms, has spread to Indiana, according to the US Department of Agriculture. A backyard poultry flock in Indiana was tested ...
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Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on imports of poultry meat and egg products from the Canadian province of Ontario over the detection of avian influenza at three farms. Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the ...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for unified efforts to enhance food safety, ensuring safe production, distribution, and preparation of food. He pointed that the safety threat evolves from new production, distribution and ...
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World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 6 that two more flocks of commercial Minnesota turkey have been infected with the lethal avian flu, out of which one flock is already in an quarantine zone. According to the USDA, ...