Romaine lettuce ‘likely’ source of E.coli outbreak - CDC
Romaine lettuce has been identified as the likely source of a US E.coli outbreak that sickened scores of people, US disease control authorities have announced.
Archives for December 13, 2011
Cargill facing hefty fine for safety ‘failures’
A US meat processor could be hit with a fine of nearly $150,000 for breaching health and safety regulations including those surrounding potentially hazardous chemicals, a statement from workplace safety authorities has revealed.
Canada stalls on sodium reduction guidelines
Canada continues to stall on sodium reduction guidelines for industry, after a document detailing voluntary targets was conspicuously absent from a two-day healthcare summit with provincial and territorial ministers in Halifax late last month.
Scientists urge manufacturers to make raw cookie dough ready-to-eat amid e-coli fears
Cookie dough manufacturers should reformulate ready-to-bake products to make them as safe as a ready-to-eat product, according to a study that has linked raw dough to an e-coli outbreak in 2009.
Hollywood A-list vodka brand sparks legal dogfight
An investor behind a super-premium vodka brand whose website features US celebrities such as Meryl Streep is involved in a bitter legal battle with its creators, who have called him “uneducated and unstable”.