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US Regulators Warn Food Industry to Take Preventive Action Against Food-Borne Diseases
Nov 5, 2015The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
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25% of Oregano Contains Other Ingredients That Make up Around 70% of The Product
Jul 27, 2015Dried oregano is found to be adulterated with other ingredients such as olive and myrtle leaves, according to a study by Belfast Queen’s University's food safety academic Professor Chris Elliott. Figures released by the study show ...
Tags: dried food, Dried oregano, myrtle leaves
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Kirsten Gillibrand Has Launched a New Bill
May 15, 2015US senator Kirsten Gillibrand has launched a new bill that would improve the recall process for meat and poultry products, giving the USDA mandatory recall authority over contaminated products. This comes after a new investigation ...
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Frozen Berries Recall Leads to Patties Foods to Cut Interim Dividend
Feb 26, 2015Australia's meat pie producing company Patties Foods has decided to scrap its interim dividend following the frozen berries recall due to potential microbiological contamination. The company recalled contaminated products earlier this ...
Tags: Patties Foods, Frozen Berries
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Mettler-Toledo Safeline's New X33 X-Ray Inspection System
Feb 12, 2015Canada’s Zinetti Foods has installed Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s new X33 x-ray inspection system to ensure food safety. This next-generation X33 features a new 20-watt x-ray generator compared to the 100-watt generator on ...
Tags: Zinetti Foods, X-Ray Inspection
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Nairns Oatcakes Installed Proven CW3 Combination Checkweigher and Metal Detection Unit
Dec 8, 2014Manufacturer of oatcakes and oat biscuits, Nairns Oatcakes, has installed well proven CW3 combination checkweigher and metal detection unit from Loma Systems to further increase the capacity of its latest state-of-the-art production line. ...
Tags: Loma System, metal detection, Agriculture
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Hundreds of People in Japan Have Been Sickened by Food Contaminated
Jan 10, 2014Hundreds of people in Japan have been sickened?by food contaminated with the pesticide malathion. Reports on the number of victims differ from at least 890 to more than 1,000. The mass poisoning has been traced to?Maruha Nichiro Holdings, ...
Tags: Frozen Foods, Pesticide-Contaminated Frozen Foods, Sick in Japan
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Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Result When Two or More Persons Develop Similar Symptoms
Jan 9, 2014Foodborne illness outbreaks result when two or more persons develop similar symptoms of illness (gastroenteritis) after eating a common food, or become ill after consuming food from a common source. Such events occur relatively frequently ...
Tags: Foodborne Illness, Food Safety, Food
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China's Consumer Quality Watchdog Issued a Warning Monday Morning
Aug 12, 2013China's consumer quality watchdog issued a warning Monday morning over two potentially tainted New Zealand-made Karicare-brand infant formula products because of botulism concerns. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, ...
Tags: NZ Milk
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Xl Foods' Nationwide Recall of Beef Products Over E.Coli Contamination Was Preventable
Jun 8, 2013The XL Foods' nationwide recall of beef products in 2012 over E.coli contamination was preventable and was caused due to lax approach towards food safety, according to an independent review initiated by the Canadian government. In 2012, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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The Commercial Pet Foods Industry Rakes in Billions of Dollars Annually
Apr 19, 2013The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars annually.In exchange for our dollars,we trust the companies to provide our pets with quality nutrition.The recent pet food recall demonstrated that our trust has been ...
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Birds Eye Announced That Horsemeat Contamination in Some of Its Products in UK
Mar 7, 2013Frozen food producer Birds Eye has announced that horsemeat contamination in some of its products in UK and Ireland was caused as a result of the meat supplied by Irish meat processor QK. In February, testing revealed that Birds Eye ...
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Seven Top Tips Could Help to Take The Drama out of Your Food Manufacturing Crisis
Feb 27, 2013The product recall in mid-January when equine DNA was found in supermarket burgers has rapidly turned into an international scandal exposing complex cross-border supply chains. Seven top tips could help to take the drama out of your ...
Tags: product recall, DNA, supermarket burgers
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E. Coli Illness and Ontario May Be Linked to Shredded Lettuce
Jan 15, 2013The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) has announced that the cases of E. coli illness reported in the Maritimes and Ontario may be linked to shredded lettuce distributed by FreshPoint. The lettuce was distributed primarily to some ...
Tags: Canada, CFIA, E.coli illness, Food
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Xl Foods Resumes Operations Under Its New Owner - Jbs USA of Beef Processing
Dec 4, 2012XL Foods' plant in Alberta, Canada, which was at the center of a national beef recall, has resumed operations under its new owner - JBS USA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had suspended the license of the plant on 27 September ...
Tags: beef processing operations, national beef recall, contaminated products