Tag Archives: Health Ministry

Israel – Suspected Listeria in Soused Herring Filets

Arutz Sheva

The “Dagim Meushanim Hatikva” (smoked fish company) announced that following a Health Ministry inspection, during which Listeria was found in the product market Soused Herring Filet in Oil, package in 480 gram containers, the company decided to recall products with expiration dates between 7.3.15 and 9.4.15 from distributors.

Whoever purchased the affected products are requested to abstain from ingesting them and should instead return them to the stores they were purchased at in exchange for a refund.

 

Jordan – 150 Shigella Cases

The Jordan Times shigella

The Ministry of Health has dealt with over 150 cases of food poisoning in a recent incident in the Shihabieh area in Karak, 140km south of the capital, a Health Ministry official said on Monday.

Bashir Qasir, head of the ministry’s communicable diseases department, said the results of an analysis of stool samples taken from the patients proved the presence of shigella bacteria.

Food Safety Gone Mad ???

Jerusalem Post File:Eierdoosmet10eierengevuld2010.jpg

Recycling old egg cartons to make creative objects in elementary schools, kindergartens, nursery schools and daycare centers sounds like an admirable idea – but not to the Health Ministry, which worries the practice could spread disease.

Dangerous Salmonella bacteria may stick to the cardboard, causing a serious danger to children and others with weak immune systems.