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Botulinum : Alaskan Seal Flipper and Thai Boiled Bamboo Shoots

Posted on May 14, 2015 by | Leave a comment

KDLG – KNOM, Nome:  Three people have contracted botulism after eating separate batches of fermented seal flipper in Koyuk.

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Thailand health officials issued a warning Sunday advising the public against the consumption of contaminated boiled bamboo shoot that are packaged in plastic bags or buckles due to a botulism risk.

The Minister of Public Health, Rajata Rajatanavin has advised the public to re-boil bagged or buckled boiled bamboo shoots prior to consumption for 15 minutes, in order to get rid of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

He has said that these toxins can be easily destroyed after boiling the food for 15 minutes. However, boiled bamboo shoots with unusual package, color, or smell, should not be consumed, and advises the public to get rid of it by burying it.

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Information – Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China

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Food Safety Law is the overarching food regulation in China, which is formulated to assure food safety and safeguard people’s health and life.
contents
Chapter 1: General Principles
Chapter 2: Food Safety Risk Surveillance and Assessment
Chapter 3: Food Safety Standards
Chapter 4: Food Production and Trading
      Section 1: General Provisions
      Section 2: Process Control of Production and Trading
      Section 3: Label, product description and advertisement
      Section 4: Special Foods
Chapter 5 Food Inspection
Chapter 6: Food Import and Export
Chapter 7: Handling of Food Safety Incidents
Chapter 8 Regulatory Work
Chapter 9: Legal Liabilities
Chapter 10: Supplementary Provisions

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Research – Spores for thought: Study provides new insights into Clostridium spores and Bacteria shown to suppress their antibiotic-resistant cousins

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Researchers have established how clostridia bacteria emerge from spores. This could help them understand how these bacteria germinate and go on to produce the deadly toxin responsible for botulism, a lethal form of food poisoning, or cause food spoilage.

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Researchers studying a dangerous type of bacteria have discovered that the bacteria have the ability to block both their own growth and the growth of their antibiotic-resistant mutants. The discovery might lead to better ways to fight a class of bacteria that have contributed to a growing public health crisis by becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotic treatments.

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First Post – TLAS

Posted on January 11, 2011 by | 1 comment

Well 2011 is upon us and a new year in the food and pharmaceutical testing laboratory commences. One of the major differences for food testing laboratories this year is the start of the TLAS or Tesco Laboratory Approvel Scheme. As many of you will know this scheme has had a few hiccups along the way but its introduction from the 1st January 2011 has already started. If any of you are still having problems please feel free to add your comments.

At present the TLAS web site is showing all laboratories as authorised but not yet apporved I think  this is to allow for the backlog of work and Campden getting the schedules to Tesco.

One point for you all to remember is that the TLAS is only for Salmonella, Ecoli 0157, Listeria Detection and Enumeration and Campylobacter and even then only on Tesco finished products.

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