About 300 people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating Dutch smoked salmon, say Dutch health authorities. About 200 people have fallen ill in the Netherlands along with about 100 people in the US, said the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM). An RIVM official said this could be the “tip of the iceberg”. Smoked salmon made by the Dutch fish producer…
…fter a random sample tested by the state of New York came back positive for salmonella. No other Dole salads are included in the recall. The recalled salads are stamped with a use-by date of April 11, 2012 with the UPC code 71430 01057 and product codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, the company said. The recalled salads are stamped with a use-by date of April 11, 2012 with the UPC code 71430 010…
…gy, they would be able to avoid these additives. While a wholesale change in the bread industry might be difficult to achieve, there may be more potential with other foods, including ground turkey. In 2011, food giant Cargill had to recall 16 million kg of the product after a salmonella outbreak. Don Stull believes that using microwaves would be an effective way of treating this and several other…
KFC has been ordered to pay $8.3 million to the family of Monika Samaan, an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after being poisoned by a chicken meal. Monika Samaan fell ill with salmonella poisoning after eating a “Twister” wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney in 2005. The poisoning left her wheelchair-bound and unable to speak. The fast-food giant said it was “deeply…
…Publix Supermarkets in Florida. A routine bacterial test, conducted by Publix Super Markets, showed the presence of Listeria in a sampling and the spinach dip recall was announced on September 26. The recall involves 16 ounces containers of prepackaged spinach dip sold at the deli department of Publix stores in Florida. The spinach dip is labeled with UPC code 41415-00062 and a use by date…
tbreaks generally cause many more illnesses. The recalled cantaloupe involved in Listeria outbreak may be labeled Colorado Grown, Distributed by Frontera Produce, Jensenfarms.com or Sweet Rocky Fords 21 people died in an outbreak of Listeria poisoning in 1998 traced to contaminated hot dogs and possibly deli meats made by Bil Mar Foods, a subsidiary of Sara Lee Corp, the Associated Press reports….
…old standard – there are not many things cleaner than a toilet seat when it comes to germs.” We should be more worried about other household items, it seems. “Usually there are about 200 times more faecal bacteria on the average cutting board than on a toilet seat,” he says. In the kitchen it doesn’t necessarily get there through actual contact with faeces. It comes v…
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US immigration bill passes Senate panel with 13-5The immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally has taken a stride forward in Congress. A Senate panel voted 13-5 to…
Jose Manuel Barroso urges full tax data exchangeThe head of the European Commission has told the European Parliament he wants EU-wide exchange of income data as part of the fight against tax evasion. Jose Manuel Barroso…
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