A new research has found that women are catching up with men on their alcohol consumption and its impact on their health. Research by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, said ...
US-based Ancera has raised $8.9m in Series A funding to develop technology that assists food producers to identity contaminants quickly. The funding round is led by existing investor Glass Capital, with participation from Packers ...
Tags: Food Contaminants, Ancera
A New Zealand man will serve eight and a half years in prison for sending letters saying he would poison Fonterra and Federated Farmers infant formula unless they complied with his demands. The man, Jeremy Kerr, had business interests ...
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Kush Bottles has developed a line of child-safe packaging options for electronic cigarettes (e-cigs). Recently, the US President Barack Obama has signed a law, which includes new regulations that require child-proof packaging for e-cigs. ...
Tags: Kush Bottles, Packaging, Electronic cigarettes, Chid-safe
Good news regarding farm accidents: In 2015, the U.S. saw fewer grain bin entrapments and incidents than it has seen in a decade. In 2014, a whopping 71 confined-space incidents were confirmed, but in 2015 only 47 were reported. ...
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Campylobacter is a pathogenic bacteria and one of the most common causes of food poisoning in Australia. Symptoms include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and fever that lasts up to two weeks. It is most commonly associated with contaminated ...
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Nebraska-based food company Con Agra Foods has recalled David Trail Mix Sweet & Salty flavor due to presence of undeclared ingredient – milk protein. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ingredient was not ...
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British Safety Council has introduced new food safety qualifications for food manufacturers, caterers and retailers to ensure that they maintain food standards. The new regulated food safety qualifications are brought into effect to ...
Tags: food safety, catering businesses
Ten automobile manufacturers were sued by consumers in the US, who have alleged that the risk posed by carbon monoxide poisoning was concealed in over five million vehicles armed with keyless ignitions, reportedly claiming 13 lives so far. ...
Tags: Keyless Ignition, BMW
Valeo Foods has recalled Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The recalled product is Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers 'free from' Gluten with ...
Homemade is recalling pickle and sauce products as they might have failed to meet safe processing guidelines, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The recall has been initiated after a bottle of Homemade Bread and Butter ...
Tags: homemade products, food safety, pickle, sauce
Murry’s is recalling close to 20,232 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken nugget product as it may have been contaminated with Staphylococcal enterotoxin, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and ...
Tags: agricultural products, annimal husbandry, chicken nugget product
I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
Tags: food safety, food packaging, EFSA, frozen food
Food safety law firm Ron Simon & Associates is suing poultry products firm Foster Farms for allegedly selling tainted chicken. The law firm, along with local counsel Gomez Trial Attorneys of San Diego, filed a lawsuit claiming that Foster ...
Tags: food safety, food contamination