Food safety round up 18th October 2012

News

Food safety institute to work with Saudi Arabia
Battle Creek Enquirer
The Battle Creek-based International Food Protection Training Institute announced this week it would work with the government of Saudi Arabia to establish a Regional Food Safety Academy there. The academy will train Saudi Food and Drug Authority …
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Warnings about food safety and missed ‘green’ opportunities
Macleans.ca
Food safety. Expect reports of American warnings to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency about unsafe conditions at the XL meat processing plant to fuel opposition MPs during today’s Question Period. Just more fuel to the fire. 1. Environmental protection.
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US: Food safety still a focus in 2012 USDA grants
FreshPlaza
Food safety is still a part of the focus this year in the USDA specialty crop grants. 8.4% of the total umber of grants are going towards food safety related projects, including for research, education and initiative support. The majority of such …
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XL Foods workers laid off again as food safety agency issues another beef recall
National Post
EDMONTON — Workers at an Alberta plant at the centre of a massive beef recall and E. coli scare have been laid off again as food safety officials review whether the facility can reopen. The 800 workers were called into work Tuesday to finish cutting …
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Dubai chefs embrace new food–safety qualification
Hotelier Middle East
Dubai food outlets are welcoming the development: “This program has really helped in delegating food safety roles down the line with the empowerment of the In Charge to correct any unsafe situation that may harm the safety of the food and thereby the …
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Dr. Oz Recap 10/17/2012: Genetically Modified Food Safety And Women’s Health
CMR
Dr. Oz says that some people think Genetically modified foods may already be on your table and what do you need to know about this new type of food you are eating. He says three out of four processed foods are genetically modified. Europe and other …
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Survey: Despite Ongoing Outbreaks, Americans See Food Supply as Safe
Food Safety News
The survey, known as the NPD Group Food Safety Monitor, contacts 500 adults on a biweekly basis and asks about a variety of food safety issues, including Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, mad cow disease and mercury in fish. Responses to one simple …
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US officials repeatedly warned XL Foods about safety issues
CTV News
OTTAWA – XL Foods has repeatedly been cited for deficient food safety standards stretching back more than a decade, including violations for E. coli contamination on multiple occasions, CTV News has learned. Documents obtained from the U.S. …
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Safe Food for Canadians Act Adopted by Senate
U.S. Politics Today
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/17/12 — The Safe Food for Canadians Act, S-11, reached a key milestone today as it was adopted by the Senate. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Senator Donald Plett highlighted the Safe Food for Canadians Act …
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US authorities repeatedly warned CFIA over safety problems at XL Foods facilities
Edmonton Journal
Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sent a series of audit reports to the CFIA between 2003 and 2008 detailing deficiencies they had found at Canadian processing plants, including XL Foods …
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Web

Almond Kernels Food Safety Recall — Rural Funds Management
Posted 17 October 2012. Food Standards Australian New Zealand announced on 4 October 2012 that Woolworths Ltd had recalled Woolworths Almond Kernels …
www.ruralfunds.com.au/investment-products/…/article/?…

AAT | Food Handlers
SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures » SITXFSA001A Implement food safety …
www.aat.edu.au/#!food-handlers/c7an