Archive for May 2008

Do you know what these food labels are saying? - New Zealand Herald

Food importers are continuing to flout labelling laws, despite a potentially fatal tea being discovered last month. A Herald on Sunday investigation has found many products for sale without nutritional information or ingredient lists in English …

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Homemade solution is handy kitchen cleaner - Dodge City Daily Globe

Clean kitchen surfaces are a key ingredient to a healthy household, but that doesn’t mean consumers need to spend a lot of money on cleaning solutions, states Ethel Schneweis, Ford County Extension Family and Consumer Science agent …

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New York State is first in nation to reach food safety milestone - EmpireStateNews.net

New York State is first in nation to reach food safety milestone
EmpireStateNews.net, New York - 1 hour ago
The residents of New York State should feel comfortable knowing that we have such a capable food safety unit here that works as proactively and diligently

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New York State is first in nation to reach food safety milestone - Empire State News

ALBANY - New York is the first state in the nation to meet, and in many areas exceed, nationally recognized food protection program standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. New York was among five states asked by the federal government …

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150 plant workers yanked; job agency cites safety - Des Moines Register

A company that was contracted to provide labor to Postville’s Agriprocessors Inc. has pulled its estimated 150 workers out of the plant because of safety concerns. Labor Ready, a Waterloo company that provides nonskilled labor on contract, had had …

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Fun and Safety events set for next week - Daily Star

More than 600 Otsego County fifth-graders representing 15 elementary schools will participate in the annual Fun and Safety in the Great Outdoors Event on Thursday and Friday, according to Rich McCaffery, an event organizer representing the Safe Kids …

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South Koreans Opposed to U.S. Beef Plan Biggest Rally Today - Bloomberg

May 31 (Bloomberg) — South Korean consumer groups, food safety advocates, student activists and others opposed to U.S. beef plan later today to hold their biggest protest against the government’s decision to resume imports next week. AntiMadCow, an …

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China’s food fears - Open Democracy

Concerns about the safety of China’s food are on the rise. In the final excerpt from the Ulysses Award series, Zhou Qing looks at the underside of food production, from opiates in soup to pesticides in pickles. 29 - 09 - 2006 In 2003 the German …

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Minnesota DNR to host meeting on lead in venison - Chicago Tribune

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will host a five-state meeting next week to discuss the discovery of lead fragments in venison. Wildlife, public health and food safety experts are set to attend Wednesday’s meeting in …

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Food safety campaign to continue - GulfNews


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Food safety campaign to continue
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 17 hours ago
“We closed down six food outlets from May 4 to May 21 for violating the rules and regulations on food safety,” said Mohammad Jalal Al Reyaysa,

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