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  • E. coli Outbreaks: Rising Cases in Ireland and Iceland

    E. coli Outbreaks: Rising Cases in Ireland and Iceland0

    E. coli Outbreaks in Ireland In two separate E. coli outbreaks, more than a dozen individuals have fallen ill in Ireland, with additional cases reported in Iceland. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland has confirmed thirteen laboratory cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 linked to the community outbreak. Fortunately, no deaths

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  • Merck and Tinkle Launch Comics to Promote Food Safety Awareness

    Merck and Tinkle Launch Comics to Promote Food Safety Awareness0

    Merck and Tinkle Launch Food Safety Comic Books Leading pharmaceutical company Merck partnered with Tinkle to launch two engaging comic books at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. Part of Merck’s #SafeFoodFirst campaign, which promotes food safety, the books debuted before an audience of over 200 students from Bengaluru’s government schools. Comics for Food

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  • Mohali’s Festive Food Safety Inspections for Confectioneries

    Mohali’s Festive Food Safety Inspections for Confectioneries0

    Food Safety Team Inspects Confectionery Kitchens In Mohali, a food safety team led by District Health Officer Amrit Warring recently inspected the kitchens of various confectionery producers to ensure sanitation and hygiene practices are in place. Alongside their inspections, the team issued warnings against the use of synthetic or fake paneer and khoya, stressing the

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  • McDonald’s E. coli Crisis: The Harder Challenge of Vegetable Contamination

    McDonald’s E. coli Crisis: The Harder Challenge of Vegetable Contamination0

    Report On Thursday, major U.S. fast-food chains temporarily removed fresh onions from their menus, identifying the vegetable as the probable cause of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s (MCD.N). This incident underscores a persistent challenge for restaurants: preventing contamination in fresh produce, which has become a bigger concern than beef safety. The outbreak at

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  • FSSAI Mandates New Reporting Standards for Food Testing Labs

    FSSAI Mandates New Reporting Standards for Food Testing Labs0

    On October 15, 2024, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an important notice requiring all food testing labs to adopt specific test report formats. This update, which emphasizes the inclusion of the NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) emblem, aligns with the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011,

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  • Food Safety Violations Uncovered in Ameerpet Confectioneries

    Food Safety Violations Uncovered in Ameerpet Confectioneries0

    Report Recently, inspectors discovered several confectioneries in Hyderabad‘s Ameerpet neighbourhood violating food safety and hygiene regulations. On October 23, 2024, representatives from Telangana’s Food Safety Department conducted inspections in the area. At Delhi Mithaiwala, the team found multiple concerning issues, including unlabeled food items like milk and curd, open dustbins in the kitchen, and rat

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