Food Safety Insider

Area restaurant ratings (Kinston Free Press)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:59:30 +0000

The following inspection was conducted by the Lenoir County health Department over the past week. The “2 PT Credit” is automatically added to an establishment’s overall score if a manager or employee attends a food safety course approved by the Lenoir

US: Safety authorities searching for salmonella source (Just Food)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:33:20 +0000

US food safety author ties have launched an investigation into an ongoing multistate outbreak of salmonella typhimurium.

Restaurants score well this week (KVOA Tucson)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:18:40 +0000

The Pima County health department is also back in action after the holidays, checking on food safety. Here’s how the restaurants did this week. Buck & Lil BBQ on East Grant road was hit with two critical

UN experts conduct test on pigs in Bulacan farm (Philippine News Agency)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:15:35 +0000

MALOLOS CITY, Jan. 9 (PNA) — A team of local agriculture, health officials and animal and human health experts as well as food safety specialists from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) today collected blood samples from 70 pigs quarantined at a local farm in Pandi where the “Ebola …

AFFI Looks Forward to Working with New Congress on Food Issues (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:30:00 +0000

MCLEAN, Va.—-Today, American Frozen food Institute Interim President Robert L. Garfield urged Members of the 111th Congress to address critical food safety and nutrition issues that impact the daily lives of all Americans.

Veteran Environmental Health Expert Erik D. Olson to Join Pew (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:37:00 +0000

The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Erik D. Olson has been named director, chemical and food safety programs, in its health & Human Services Policy program. Olson, who was formerly deputy staff director and general counsel of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, brings nearly 25 years of experience in environmental policy and consumer advocacy to Pew.

Food and the French presidency: Part one (Food Navigator)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:48:43 +0000

In the first of two articles, food avigator looks at its plans for the Common Agricualtural Policy, its spotlight in food safety, and pledge to drive progress on the novel food regulation amendment and food information regulation.

New collaboration enhances one-stop-shop approach, says Intertek (Food Production Daily)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:45:30 +0000

Intertek said the move, which is a direct response to an increase in food regulations worldwide, will enable it to offer global food manufacturers food safety and food audit services under one roof.

Alkem’s Mandva sucralose plant gets BRC nod (PharmaBiz)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:15:50 +0000

Alkem Laboratories has bagged British Retail Consortium Issue (BRC) Certificate of Conformity for global standard for food safety. This enables Alkem to offer its sucralose & sucralose based products directly or through other companies to any retail chain in the whole of Europe.

City nears top in food safety (Daily Journal)

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:12:24 +0000

VINELAND — The city is three steps — and possibly only a few months — away from achieving a goal years in the making: national recognition for its retail food inspection program.