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US Court Bars Vulto Creamery From Cheese Production Over Food Safety Violations
Apr 4, 2018A US federal court has barred Vulto Creamery from manufacturing and selling its cheese products after the company was found to be the source of a Listeria outbreak that sickened eight people and killed two. As per the order of the US ...
Tags: cheese products, cheese
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China Makes New Policy to Its Food Safety
Apr 28, 2015The standing committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) has amended the 2009 Food Safety Law in a bid to strengthen food security in the country, after a string of food safety violations in recent years. Xinhua reported ...
Tags: Food Safety Law, food security
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Food Production Monitor Will Be Enhanced in Shanghai
Mar 4, 2015As more global fast food chains rush to China for expansion, they also have to face the costly headaches in a fast-changing food supply environment plagued by repeated safety scandals. Fast-food giant McDonald's Corp recently announced ...
Tags: fast food, Food Production Monitor
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The Government of Lebanon Decided to Form a Committee to Address Food Safety Issues
Dec 1, 2014The government of Lebanon has decided to form a committee to address food safety issues in the country. The decision came after the health ministry received brickbats from the ministers for publicly 'naming and shaming' food ...
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Lebanon Plans to Shut Down Dairy Factories in The Country Over Food Safety Violations
Nov 27, 2014Lebanon has announced plans to shut down several dairy factories in the country over food safety violations. The move comes after several products, including labneh from six dairy factories in the country, failed to meet health safety ...
Tags: Food Safety, dairy product
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Republic Steel Has Agreed to Pay a $2.4 Million for Labor and Safety Violations
Apr 30, 2014The US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Monday that Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel has agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine and "settle alleged health and safety violations" at four of its ...
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MPI of New Zealand Has Filed Four Charging Documents for Violating Food Safety Standards
Mar 14, 2014The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand has filed four charging documents in Wellington District Court against the dairy co-operative Fonterra for violating food safety standards. The move comes after the ministry's ...
Tags: dairy, food safety, food
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First Warning Letters of 2014 Issued by FDA Were Delivered to Seafood Processing Facility
Jan 21, 2014The first warning letters of the year issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were delivered to a seafood processing facility in Hawaii and a dairy operator in Pennsylvania. A warning letter is FDA’s principal means of ...
Tags: FDA, HACCP, violation, Nobuo T.Hawaii
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Alfred Louie Halted Production After The US FDA Inspectors Found Unsanitary Conditions
Dec 2, 2013Alfred Louie, a California-based food company, has halted production after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors found unsanitary conditions at the premises. Eastern District of California Judge Garland E. Burrell has ...
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SBQ Producer Republic Steel Was Cited for 24 Safety Violations Carrying Fines of $1,138,50
Aug 16, 2013On Tuesday, the US Department of Labor's Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that Ohio-based SBQ producer Republic Steel was cited for 24 safety violations carrying fines of $1,138,500. Fifteen willful violations of ...
Tags: Republic Steel, Safety Violations
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Urgent Attention Must Be Given to Fire Safety in Cambodian Garment and Footwear Industry
Apr 15, 2013Urgent attention must be given to fire safety in the Cambodian garment and footwear industry according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC). BFC’s 29th ...
Tags: Garment Units, Textile
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Apple Found 11 Facilities Within Its Supply Chain Using Underage Labor Last Year
Jan 29, 2013Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations. The company's crackdown on underage labor violations ...
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Apple Has Found 11 Facilities Within Its Supply Chain Using Underage Labour Last Year
Jan 29, 2013Following a drawn-out investigation, Apple has found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labour last year, and has severed ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to address the violations. The company’s ...
Tags: Apple, supply chain, Chinese component maker
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Shanghai and Beijing Are Set to Introduce Tougher Laws for Food Companies
Jan 4, 2013Shanghai and Beijing are set to introduce tougher laws for food companies, in order to prevent food safety violations. In Shanghai, the companies engaged in unsafe food safety practices will be blacklisted and prevented from continuing in ...
Tags: food safety violation, Shanghai, Beijing, food safty, law
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US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Cited Timken Co
Dec 19, 2012Tribune Chronicle reported that US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Timken Co on 12 alleged safety violations, including five repeat, after an inspection in June at the Canton steel mill. The Labor ...
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