Safe wild food for hunter-gatherers (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted by - August 25th, 2008

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has developed guidelines on how to safely harvest and eat wild foods. The Wild Food Safety guidelines give gatherers information to minimise the risks posed by wild foods.

Food safety expert takes your questions (The Globe and Mail)

Posted by - August 25th, 2008

What do you want to know about food-borne disease?

K-State Food Safety Expert Says Consumers Can Decide Food Irradiation Issue (Kansas City InfoZine)

Posted by - August 25th, 2008

Food irradiation of fresh produce is an additional tool that can help reduce the threat of foodborne illness — but it is not a magic bullet, according to Doug Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University.

K-State Food Safety Expert Says Consumers Can Decide Food Irradiation Issue (Kansas City InfoZine)

Posted by - August 25th, 2008

Food irradiation of fresh produce is an additional tool that can help reduce the threat of foodborne illness — but it is not a magic bullet, according to Doug Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University.

NPC to read draft laws on food safety, recycling (China Daily)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started a five-day session in Beijing Monday to review draft laws on food safety and recycling among other issues.

Draft food safety law highlights makers’ liability (China Economic Net)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

A draft law on food safety, submitted to China’s top legislature for a second reading on Monday, highlights the “social responsibility” of food producers and marketers.

Wild food safety DVD helps hunters and gatherers (Scoop.co.nz)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority today teamed up with Wellington wild foodie restaurant Logan Brown to launch a new DVD and two booklets aimed at advising hunters and gatherers how to ensure the food they catch, store and eat is safe for consumption.

Dalziel: Launch of NZFSA’s wild food safety resour (Scoop.co.nz)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

Good afternoon and welcome everyone. What a fitting venue to host our wild food resources launch.

China’s legislators meet, deliberating draft laws on food safety, recycling (China Economic Net)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started a five-day session Monday to review draft laws on food safety and recycling, among other issues.

China’s legislators meet, deliberating draft laws on food safety, recycling (People’s Daily)

Posted by - August 24th, 2008

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, started a five-day session in Beijing Monday to review draft laws on food safety and recycling, among other issues. Five bills would be deliberated during the fourth session of the 11th NPC Standing Committee. These were draft laws on food safety and recycling, and draft amendments to the Criminal Law, the …

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