Grocers across the US have taken Toll House cookie dough off their shelves after Nestlé recalled 300,000 packages.
Concern over food poisoning caused by chicken meat has heightened, leading to new production and processing standards for the poultry industry.
All food businesses need to plan thoroughly for the unthinkable.
Salmonella cases like those in South Australia, which have been linked to food brought into an aged care facility may have been preventable if electrolysed water had been used in cleaning fresh ingredients, utensils, surfaces and hand washing.
Food poisoning outbreaks and the range of preventative measures are the focus of a major food crisis management conference in Sydney.
Almost 65% of Australians feel that food safety was the same or had improved during the previous year, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Consumer Attitude Survey launched today.
Researchers at the University of Maine in the US have found that adding natural cranberry concentrate to raw minced beef can significantly reduce the growth of common foodborne pathogens.