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Soy sauce on sale at supermarket A condiment producer in a south China city is being investigated over claims it used illegal industrial salt, which can cause cancer, in its soy sauce to cut costs. The Weiji Food Seasonings Co Ltd in Foshan, Guangdong Province, produced 90 boxes of mushroom soy sauce using industrial ... 
The ground beef product that was recalled last week by two South Carolina-based manufacturers was imported from Australia and contaminated before it arrived, according to one of the importers. After testing conducted by the South Carolina Meat and Poultry Inspection Department revealed E. coli in a sample of boxed beef from Australia, two U.S. companies ... 
Philippine ice-cream vendor Forty-four children and eight adults were rushed to the hospital in Balanga City, Bataan after eating “dirty ice cream’ from an unaccredited dealer on Wednesda … 
Illustration of E. coli bacteria Australian beef is at the centre of E. coli contamination fears in the United States. The US state of North Carolina found E. coli in minced beef, reported to have come from Australia. Three tonnes of Australian beef has been recalled – voluntarily – as a result. However, it’s ... 
Eating an undercooked burger nearly cost Gregg Jesperson his life 17 years ago. Because the burger was contaminated with E. coli bacteria, he developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. Eat pink … 
Eating an undercooked burger nearly cost Gregg Jesperson his life 17 years ago. Because the burger was contaminated with E. coli bacteria, he developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. Eat pink …
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Scientific tests on beef, lamb, pork and chicken have shown alarming levels of chemicals in both fresh and processed meats being sold in our stores. Australians are massive meat eaters, consuming on average more than 120 kilos of meat and poultry each and every year. Worryingly a meat investigation that first started in a frying ...
German authorities said the poisonous chemical dioxin had been found in higher than permitted levels in eggs from a German farm following a discovery in five other farms in April. KyivPost reports that dioxin has been found on a poultry farm near Borken in the northern German state of North Rhine Westphalia, the state Agriculture ... 
Millions of Indians are facing a new health risk. Increasing water scarcity is forcing farmers to grow vegetables and fodder using untreated sewage waste water across urban and rural cities. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FAAI) has in the past issued several warnings on pesticide residues and crop contaminants, including aflatoxins, patulin ... 
Speak to anyone who had a child while they were in China, and one of the first issues that comes up is food safety. Beyond air pollution, there is no topic that (in general) I have more di … 
State health officials are warning shellfishermen and dealers around US Cape Cod Bay to take precautions against a bacteria found on oysters that can make people severely ill. The Cape Cod Times reports that last summer and fall, five people in the state were badly sickened, and one almost died, after eating raw oysters contaminated ... 
Marie Appleton shows a can of Beefaroni that contained mould in it at her 12th Street West home, Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Cornwall, Ont. A Canadian woman is cautioning residents to be w … 
The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security has requested that the Government establish a legal framework that would allow environmental police to prosecute food safety violations more effectively. The request was made at yesterday’s online conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan to discuss food safety issues with authorities and relevant agencies … 
The administration had announced with much fanfare that each and every food vendor in the city, big or small, would be required to get a licence as part of their efforts to ensure food safety. Two months down the line, however, only a dozen vendors have been registered under the Food Safety Standards Act 2006. ... 
One day after Chinese authorities confirmed that they were looking into claims that vegetable sellers were spraying cabbage with formaldehyde, reports emerged Wednesday that leeks were being treated with copper sulphate. The leeks were found in Nanjing, the capital of eastern Jiangsu Province, where a local resident told the Shanghai Daily that her fingers turned ... 
Study Underscores How Easily Norovirus Can Spread A new study shows just how easy it is to catch norovirus, the fast-spreading stomach bug that’s famous for causing misery on cruise ships. The study tracked a 2010 outbreak of norovirus among young soccer players in Oregon. Seven out of 17 players who attended an out-of-state tournament ... 
Shoppers at a grocery store. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said test results on food products from China, including fresh vegetables, have so far been “satisfactory& #8221;. This comes as China is investigating claims into reports that vegetable sellers are spraying cabbage with formaldehyde to keep it fresh. Formaldehyde is commonly used ... 
Chinese sellers accused of spraying cabbage with formaldehyde Cabbage sellers in China have been caught spritzing their product with formaldehyde to keep it fresh during long trips to market in the country’s latest food safety scandal. China’s food industry and regulatory agencies have been scrambling to clean up their reputations following a series of ... 
Singaporeans are not called foodies for nothing – they will readily eat cockles, even though the shellfish has earned a bad name for being a Hepatitis A carrier. Hawkers who sell laksa and char kway teow – which typically come with cockles – say the popularity of the shellfish has not diminished over the years, ... 
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