The Reportable Food Registry is an electronic portal where food companies report issues with a food where that food is likely to cause illness. This report has a lot of interesting data about the break down of which commodities caused food safety issues.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Service (CFIA) is recalling raw milk cheese from Fromagerie du Pied-de-Vent Inc. because it may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. The cheese was sold in retail stores in Ontario and Quebec.
21 attendees of a catered lunch from an unliecensed cater in Las Vegas reported diarrhea and vomiting
– Toxin associated with Clostridium perfringens was isolated from some of the attendees
– The pathogen was found in ham and a plate of mixed food that was served at the luncheon
– Microwaves often heat foods unevenly making take the temperature with a tip-sensitive thermometer in multiple spots.
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