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03/31. Who needs action when you can just junk the safety advice?
03/31. SE Asian 'poison' foods off shelves
03/31. USDA reviewing meat-recall policies
03/30. Olson Baking Company Cookies Recall Update  Mar 29
03/30. Guida-Seibert Dairy 1% Lowfat Milk Recalle Update  Mar 29
03/30. Robert뭩 American Gourmet Has Recalled Three Products  Mar 29
03/29. FOOD ALLERGY CONCERN NOT OVERBLOWN
03/29. BEIJING STARTS LAYING 300 TONNES OF CHOCOLATE-LIKE RAT POISON
03/29. FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA: SHELLFISH CLOSURES ARE INTENDED
03/29. GROSS BEHAVIOR AT WORK
03/29. HEALTH SCARE HITS ORGANIC MARKET
03/29. Codex Alimentarius Commission: 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
03/29. Codex Alimentarius Commission: 17th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles
03/29. FDA Comment Request: Consumer Handling of Ready-to-Eat Foods
03/29. Experts to Probe Food Safety Risks as Cattle Disease Rises
03/29. Produce Industry Balks at Food Security Guidelines
03/29. Top Ten changes if the war on terrorism spread to the meat industry
03/29. Nash Finch pays fine for adulterated meat
03/29. Child's allergy to peanuts spurs Freeport board to act
03/29. China clarifies GMO permits, foreign firms cheer
03/29. Infected pilchards recalled from shelf
03/29. Bacterial infection outbreak at prison
03/29. Food safety needs run from farm to fork
03/29. Safety tips for Easter Eggs
03/29. New Test for E. Coli Developed
03/29. FMI Partners On Food Safety Information
03/29. 'Poisonous' canned fish recalled
03/29. Easter ducks, chicks can carry disease
03/29. More People Reportedly Ill From Eating Pastries
03/29. ALLERGY ALERT - Undeclared milk protein in “LES PÂTES DE L’ÎLE” brand
 
03/28. TRAINING AND SAFETY AWARD
03/28. CALL FOR TOUGHENING OF MEAT PLANT CHECKS
03/28. FOOD SAFETY AND EU ENLARGEMENT
03/28. HUMAN VERSION OF 'MAD COW' ON RISE; INCREASE REFLECTS DELAY
03/28. THAI CHICKEN TESTS NEGATIVE FOR NITROFURAN
03/28. ONTARIO FOOD PROTECTION ASSOCIATION - SPRING TECHNICAL MEETI
03/28. MERE THREAT OF SABOTAGE CAN UNDERMINE FAITH IN FOOD DELIVERY SYSTEM
03/28. GROCERY STORY CUSTOMERS AT RISK FOR HEPATITIS
03/28. Microbiological Testing Programs for Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products
03/28. Federal, State and Local Government Relations Staff
03/28. U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated March 28, 2002
03/28. FSIS: Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results
03/28. Pennsylvania Retailer Enters Into Agreement With USDA To Remain In Business
03/28. Safeway store recalls 180 pounds of fresh ground beef for E. coli
03/28. Eggs aren뭪 what they뭨e cracked up to be
03/28. Meat Recall in Mandan
03/28. Danisco manufactures natural, biological preservative
03/28. Fresno Meat Co. in California Investigates Contaminated Ground Beef
03/28. KFDA committed to securing food and drug safety
03/28. Restaurants held to a high standard by inspectors
03/28. Farmers are deeply wary about genetically engineered crops
03/28. Abbott Labs Plans Live Test for Mad Cow Disease
03/28. About 600 Human 'Mad Cow' Cases in UK Predicted
03/28. Search for BSE in muscle meat draws blank
03/28. Undeclared hazelnut in baking chocolate sourced from RAPUNZEL PURE ORGANICS
03/28. ALLERGY ALERT - Undeclared hazelnut in various POTSIE’S ORGANIC food products
03/27. FRENCH TESTS RULE OUT MAD-COW INFECTION THROUGH MUSCLE TISSUE
03/27. RETAIL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE EXPECTED TO BENEFIT ALL LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
03/27. LISTERIA FACT SHEET - UPDATED
03/27. CDC CONFERENCE HAS FOOD SAFETY FOCUS
03/27. MAN FINDS WORMS IN CHOCOLATE BAR
03/27. Texas to be Stripped of TB-Free Label
03/27. Gains From Antibiotic Ban Noted
03/27. European Union moves to ban all antibiotics in animal feed
03/27. DNR and USDA workers to shoot deer
03/27. New mad cow findings raise concerns
03/27. Implications of Codex Standards for the Regulation of Genetically Modified Food
03/27. GMO labels launched in China
03/27. Fears over salmonella in belgian chickens
03/27. Grapes, melons implicated in salmonella outbreaks
03/27. Molecule that battles E. coli infections identified, researchers say
03/27. Recalled meat distributed to local restaurants
03/27. Monsanto Submits Data to China to Continue Roundup Ready Soy
03/27. Biotech watch: Should we drink cloned milk? FDA will decide
03/27. To wash or not to wash?
03/27. Detection of E. coli O157:H7 in Meat Increasing
03/27. Fruit toxins alert is washed away -
03/27. Born Free Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts
03/27. Born Free Foods Has Recalled Freida's Kitchen Chocolate Chip Cookies  Mar 26
03/27. Safeway Has Recalled 180 pounds of Fresh Ground Beef  Mar 26
03/27. Southtown Meat Has Recalled 2,800 pounds of Fresh Ground Beef   Mar 26
03/26. FDA: Kava may link to liver damage
03/26. U.S. EFFORTS TO THWART SPREAD OF BSE
03/26. CAMPAIGNERS DISPUTE ADVICE ON WASHING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
03/26. TEST FOR TOXINS
03/26. NACMCF ISSUES REPORT ON MICROTESTING STANDARDS
03/26. ELIMINATING E. COLI O157 IN CATTLE
03/26. PUBLIC IGNORING PRODUCT RECALLS
03/26. 'HEALTH FOOD' COMPRISES HALF OF SAFETY RECALLS THIS MONTH
03/26. FOOD SAFETY SLEUTHS RECALL PROBLEM PRODUCTS
03/26. BIC LAUNCHES RETAIL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE
03/26. FOOD SAFETY NORMS: NO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR EU CANDIDATES
03/26. CULLING OLD CATTLE NOT CONSIDERED FOOD SAFETY PRIORITY
03/26. FOOD POISONING - AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA)
03/26. US Agriculture Industry Discusses Bioterrorism
03/26. FSIS set to implement mandatory ratite inspection in May
03/26. Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergy Rarely Seen in Young Adults
03/26. WorldTrak: EU Bans Four Antibiotic Growth Promoters
03/26. JAPAN: No MBM ban was a “grave policy mistake” says report
03/26. Abbott Laboratories and the University of Zurich Collaborate to Develop BSE Test
03/26. Possible E. coli Contamination in East Bay Meat
03/26. E. coli-tainted meat located
03/26. Study challenges opinion on CJD
03/26. Scientists issue pesticide advice
03/26. FUNGUS FOOD MAKER ACCUSED OF 'DECEPTIVE LABELING'
03/26. Concerns about GM foods
03/26. Childhood Food Allergy Rarely Causes Death: Study
03/26. Report Says 1 in 3 Think They Have a Food Allergy
03/26. Millions falsely believe they have food allergies
03/26. Rise In Campylobacter Cases Noted
03/26. Experts at K-State agree: Bioterrorism is real threat
03/26. Bioterrorism threat could be devastating, ag officials say
03/26. EU plans total ban on antibiotics in animal feed
03/26. E. Coli Level in Ground Beef Higher in Warm Months
03/26. Contaminated Feed Supplements Recalled
03/26. North Dakota Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products For Possible E. coli O157:H7
03/25. Final Rule Extends Mandatory Inspection To Ratites And Squabs
03/25. FSIS Constituent Update: March 22, 2002
03/25. Food Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting for April 4, 2002
03/25. FDA Issues Consumer Advisory That Kava Products May be Associated with Severe Liver Injury
03/25. KAVA-CONTAINING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE LIVER INJURY
03/25. USDA Continues Efforts to Strengthen Food Safety Systems
03/25. Imported Meat to Face Tougher Inspection, Murano Says
03/25. Harkin Bill Seeks to Restore USDA's Power to Set and Enforce
03/25. IFT Releases Report on Microbiological Food Safety Issues
03/25. E. Coli Detection in Food Reduced from Days to Minutes
03/25. Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge Proposes Food Safety Merge
03/25. Beef Lobby Objects to Proposed Ban on Antibiotic Use in Farm
03/25. VETERINARY INSPECTIONS FOR BSE
03/25. PEANUT BAN IS A NON-STARTER
03/25. DON'T GO NUTS OVER FOOD ALLERGIES, SAYS RESEARCH
03/25. CSPI FILES COMPLAINTS IN US, UK, AND EU OVER ³QUORN² FUNGUS-
03/25. TAINTED SPRAY CITED IN LISTERIA OUTBREAK
03/25. EU Plans Phase-Out of Antibiotics in Livestock Feed
03/25. EU Eyes Animal Feed Additives
03/25. Russia ban on U.S. poultry may end within next 30 days
03/25. Food allergies: diagnosis must be improved
03/25. China to issue GMO safety certificates in stopgap trade agreement
03/25. China to Require Labels on GMO Products
03/25. FDA: Go Slow on GMO-Free Food Labels
03/25. Britain Seizes Polish Beef Over Mad Cow Risk
03/25. Second BSE Case in Finland
03/25. Takebe reiterates the 'safety' of Japanese beef
03/25. Jennie-O recalls 23,021 pounds of deli turkey
03/25. Saratoga Specialties Chooses SureBeam Technology for Spices
03/25. Biosensor Detects E. coli in Minutes
03/25. Russia might lift chicken ban in 30 days
03/25. Drug-resistant salmonella traced to swine
03/25. Oregano's More Than Herb and Spice
03/25. Company recalls suspect beef
03/25. Food labels: clear progress to be made
03/25. Restaurant fined over food safety breach
03/24. BSE suspicions prove false
03/24. Canada optimistic that deer disease didn't spread
03/24. Health Department: Restaurant ratings
03/23. Imported red potatoes distributed by WESTFAIR FOODS LTD may contain glycoalkaloids
03/23. Patterson Frozen Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg
03/23. Patterson Frozen Foods Has Recalled Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetables with Noodles
03/23. Missouri Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products For Possible E. coli O157:H7
03/22. U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page
03/22. Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On General Principles
03/22. Biotech Food Labeling Delayed
03/22. Japan Farm Ministry: Screening Shows No New Mad Cow Cases
03/22. Germans Developing 'Mad Cow' Test for Live Cattle
03/22. FRANCE RISKS 630,000 EURO DAILY FINE OVER BRITISH BEEF BAN
03/22. SCHOOLBOY'S DEATH LINKED TO PEANUT ALLERGY
03/22. PEANUT-FREE SCHOOLS IMPOSSIBLE, BOARD TOLD
03/22. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION NOW ONLINE
03/22. FINES FOR RESTAURANTS THAT DON'T WARN OF MSG USE
03/22. EU TO REMOVE SWEETS CONTAINING KONJAC FROM MARKET
03/22. REPORT SAYS 1 IN 3 THINK THEY HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY
03/22. FOOD-BORNE DISEASE THE CULPRIT
03/22. RAW SUSHI SAFER THAN UNDERCOOKED CHICKEN STUDY
03/22. EU STEPS UP TESTS OF ASIAN SHRIMP, CHICKEN
03/22. PROPOSED RESEARCH LAB COULD LEAD TO SAFER FOOD
03/22. FOOD SAFETY GOALS MUST ACHIEVE MORE THAN END-PRODUCT PROBES
03/22. BACKGROUND ON THE INFORMATION CENTRE/FOOD SAFETY HOTLINE
03/22. BACKGROUND ON THE FOOD SAFETY NETWORK RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRA
03/22. BACKGROUND ON THE EAT WELL, EAT SAFE WEB SITE
03/22. NETWORK IS CANADA COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE FOR FOOD SAFETY INFO
03/22. FOOD SAFETY MEMBER STATES SUPPORT EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF TH
03/22. INCREASED TESTING FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES ON IMPORTS FROM TH
03/22. WOMAN WHO LOST HER BABY TO SUE OVER BAD CHEESE
03/22. Study Points to Risk of Mad Cow Agent in Muscle
03/22. Dems Push for Food Recall Reforms
03/22.