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AU: Just one week to go until Australian Food Safety Week
Food Safety Information Council: The theme for the 20th Australian Food Safety Week, to be held from 6 to 12 November 2016, is ‘Raw and risky’ foods following major food poisoning outbreaks in recent years linked to risky raw foods such as unpasteurized milk, raw eggs, bean/seed sprouts, frozen berries and lettuce.
Read Article →AU: 2016 Food Safety Week: Mérieux NutriSciences webinars program
Merieux Nutrisciences: During this important week, we are organising a series of webinars to help people understand the food safety risks and control options.
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AU: $5000 fine for illegal agricultural chemical use
Agriculture Victoria: A Corio landscape gardener was recently convicted and fined $5000 in the Geelong Magistrates Court after a man was hospitalised with severe poisoning after drinking an agricultural chemical containing paraquat and diquat that had been decanted into a sports drink bottle.
Read Article →AU: New Salmonella superbug ‘significant threat to public health’
ABC News: Evidence of a highly drug-resistant salmonella superbug that could infect humans and livestock has been discovered in Australia for the first time, in a domestic animal.
Read Article →US: FDA bans frozen strawberries from Egyptian firm, cites Hep A
Food Safety News: Federal officials have red listed frozen strawberries from an Egyptian grower-shipper because of contamination with Hepatitis A, but they won’t say if the import ban is related to the ongoing outbreak linked to Tropical Smoothie Café locations.
Read Article →AU: Organic online business the second NSW supplier fined for selling toxic apricot kernels as food
ABC News: A Hunter Valley online organic shop has become the second New South Wales business to be fined hundreds of dollars for selling a food once touted as a cyanide-based cancer treatment.
Read Article →US: Center for Produce Safety awards 10 new research projects
Center for Produce Safety: The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) today announced 10 new research awards valued at over $2 million.
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AU/NZ: Compendium of microbiological criteria for food
Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Microbiological testing can play an important role in food safety management providing the reason for testing is clear and the test applied is appropriate.
Read Article →AU: Food security app protects premium Aussie foods in Asia
Food Magazine: Sophisticated anti-counterfeit and traceability technology is helping to protect the integrity of premium Australian foods in Asia.
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AU/NZ: FPSC professional development event hits the mark
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre’s professional development event at Melbourne Markets focused on the latest in chemical and microbial testing issues, providing attendees with extra resources and knowledge to help them make better decisions and get the greatest value from their testing dollar.
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