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Councillor stung eating honey  -  25 Mar 2008
Stuff.co.nz,..."I didn't have any idea what it was, I thought it was some sort of food poisoning. It wasn't until I read the Sunday Star-Times and I looked at the honey,

Hundreds hospitalized for food poisoning in central Vietnam  -  25 Mar 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,Several hundred people have been admitted to Quang Nam Province’s Thang Binh District General Hospital in the past week for cases of food poisoning,

Indian scientist discovers how HIV turns food poisoning into ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Thaindian.com,...co-authored by an Indian origin scientist has discovered a mechanism by which HIV turns food poisoning into fatal infection using an animal study.

Creek Kitchen brunch (and other food news)  -  25 Mar 2008
Shanghaiist,From the AP: Food poisoning deaths in China rose by about one-third in 2007, the state-run news agency reported Sunday amid ongoing scrutiny over the safety

43 food outlets closed  -  25 Mar 2008
Gulf Daily News,..."We have the most advanced procedures for food safety control and our ultimate aim is zero food poisoning or hazard," said Dr Ahmed.

Your food fears..  -  25 Mar 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Food safety expert Dr Slim Dinsdale says: "We take risks by buying kebabs from dodgy takeaways where food poisoning is a real risk, or damage our health by

Alamosa Colorado Starts Attempting to Flush Salmonella from Water ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsinferno.com,This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 8:57 am and is filed under Legal News, Food Poisoning, Salmonella.

Hong Kong feast that's a multi-layered experience  -  25 Mar 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,3) no alcohol is allowed; 4) and whole villages have sometimes been laid low by food poisoning through this particular cooking concept.

Gordon Ramsay to double empire in three years  -  25 Mar 2008
CatererSearch,The herds from 66 dairies have been quarantined and 109 people are under investigation for fraud and food poisoning. Most mozzarella consumed in Britain is

Tainted premises must be investigated  -  25 Mar 2008
GulfNews,Staff Reporter Dubai: A microbiologist healthcare specialist has stressed food safety goes beyond basic hygiene and cases of food poisoning should spur

California Issues Salmonella Warning for Alfalfa Sprouts  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsinferno.com,...is available at www.cdph.ca.gov. This entry was posted on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 9:06 am and is filed under Legal News, Food Poisoning, Salmonella.

How HIV Turns Food-poisoning Into Lethal Infection  -  Mar 24, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2008) — Nearly half of all HIV-positive African adults who become infected with Salmonella die from what otherwise would be a

Mystery food poisoning traced to salads  -  Mar 24, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),The rate of food poisoning from salad greens in the US is hugely outstripping increases in their consumption. Three large outbreaks in 2006 that between

Salmonella Outbreak from Cantaloupe Prompts Recall  -  Mar 24, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Salmonella tainted cantaloupes have been blamed for an outbreak of food poisoning that spans 16 states and several Canadian provinces, prompting the US Food

Food poisoning not suspected in outbreak of illness at Miller  -  Mar 22, 2008
Durango Herald,By Ted Holteen | Herald Staff Writer Too much sugar and exercise, and not food poisoning, appears to be the reason 13 Miller Middle School students were

Two die of suspected food poisoning  -  Mar 22, 2008
Navhind Times,In a suspected incident of food poisoning that happened on Thursday night at Savaribhat-Velgem, in Bicholim taluka, two persons died and other four were

Canned chicken to combat food poisoning  -  Mar 17, 2008
New Zealand Herald,New Zealand reportedly has the highest rate of Campylobacter food poisoning in the developed world, as chicken continues to make up a third of the meat

11 children fall ill due to food poisoning  -  Mar 21, 2008
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),Srinagar: Eleven children fell ill, one of them critically, after taking food at an Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) function at Khirman village in south Kashmir’s

Mountain bike racers likely got food poisoning from contaminated ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Canadian PressIf you didn't have enough reasons to think eating mud is a bad idea, here is another: Mountain bike racers who became ill after a meet in British Columbia

Over 20 people hospitalised in Vladivostok with food poisoning  -  Mar 21, 2008
ITAR-TASS,VLADIVOSTOK, March 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Twenty three people were hospitalised in Vladivostok with food poisoning, ITAR-TASS learnt at the law enforcement

Report: Minnesota ranks high for food poisoning  -  Mar 14, 2008
Bizjournals.com,It found that the states with the highest incidents of food poisoning from restaurants were Florida, California, Minnesota, Ohio, and New York.

Food poisoning scare at mall  -  Mar 20, 2008
GulfNews,Media worker Hamish Jones claims to have contracted food poisoning from a restaurant in Deira. "I had stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea after eating

Food Poisoning From Lettuce, Spinach, Other Leafy Greens on the Rise  -  Mar 19, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Leafy greens have become one of the most common sources of food poisoning outbreaks in the US, a new study says. What’s more, research suggests the growing

Nigeria: Food Poisoning - Reps Reject Move to Involve NAFDAC, NEMA  -  Mar 12, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Paul Ada (Ogoja/Cross River) sought the House to involve the agencies to rescue from impending death of the victims of the food poisoning resulting from a

For foodstalls, hygiene first  -  Mar 21, 2008
Bangkok Post,Accompanying such warnings have been reminders that there are now more than 200 illnesses linked to food poisoning. Symptoms range from a simple stomach

Food poisoning: 34 children hospitalised  -  Mar 19, 2008
Newindpress,T’PURAM: As many 34 children from an orphanage in the city were admitted to hospitals after showing signs of food poisoning. Their condition is stable,

Food poisoning downs employees in sportsfest  -  Mar 10, 2008
ABS CBN News,Around 40 employees of a tobacco company were treated in a Bacolod City hospital for suspected food poisoning, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported

Food poisoning claims 258 lives in China in 2007  -  Mar 8, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Food poisoning claimed 258 lives in China last year, up 31.6 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Health said here on

Restaurant Food Poisoning A Growing Problem in New York  -  Mar 18, 2008
Newsinferno.com,For the second year in a row, New York is in the top five for food poisoning caused by restaurant food, despite the fact that New York is known for having

Are we safe from food poisoning?  -  Mar 18, 2008
Lancashire Evening Post,The difficulty with food poisoning bacteria is it does not affect the appearance or taste of your curry or pizza. But the health effects can be devastating.

How Deadly Food Poisoning And Bioterrorism Toxins Can Be Tamed  -  Mar 7, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The findings may also help scientists combat food poisoning episodes such as those recently caused by bacteria-tainted produce and ground meat.

China reports big rise in food-poisoning deaths  -  Mar 2, 2008
Guardian,BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) - China saw a rise of almost a third in food-poisoning deaths last year even as the total number of incidents dropped,

Food Poisoning – Causes of Food Poisoning  -  Mar 17, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Food poisoning comes from eating foods that contain germs like bad bacteria or toxins, which are poisonous substances. Bacteria are all around us,

Food Poisoning Strikes Turkish Children  -  Mar 6, 2008
The Associated PressANKARA, Turkey (AP) — About 700 Turkish school children were hospitalized Thursday for apparent food poisoning, health authorities said.

Food poisoning hits 700 Turkish children  -  Mar 6, 2008
MSNBCANKARA, Turkey - Some 700 Turkish children were hospitalized on Thursday for apparent food poisoning, health authorities said. The children were taken to

How safe is your food?  -  Mar 23, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,4, 2006, Kohl went to the emergency room and was told that she probably had a common case of food poisoning, and shortly after passing out she was

Suspected food poisoning kills 2, hospitalizes 42  -  Feb 24, 2008
Xinhua,25 -- A suspected food poisoning outbreak killed two people and hospitalized 19 others in this southern city on Saturday. The 19 are in a stable condition,

Police suspect deliberate food poisoning killed two in S China  -  Feb 27, 2008
Xinhua,27 (Xinhua) -- The food poisoning at two south China restaurants, which left two people dead and 63 others ill on Saturday, may have been deliberate,

Ten released from hospital after south China fatal food poisoning case  -  Feb 25, 2008
Xinhua,SHENZHEN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A further 10 people were released from hospital on Monday and nine others were still receiving treatment after they were

Jail food poisoning linked to chili  -  Mar 15, 2008
The Coloradoan,BY KEVIN DUGGAN Improperly handled chili was behind a food-poisoning outbreak at the Alternative Sentencing Unit of the Larimer County jail last month that

Wash contaminated eggs, warns health watchdog  -  Mar 18, 2008
New Zealand Herald,That is the advice from a food safety official after traces of the food-poisoning bug salmonella were found on shells. As many as 200 people in Australia

Hospital Under Strain As Staff Struck With Food Poisoning  -  Mar 12, 2008
Minivan News,The outbreak occurred when guests at a party on Monday, held to celebrate a doctor’s new baby, were struck down with food poisoning after eating prepared

Japan, China ministers reaffirm efforts to solve dumplings case  -  Mar 23, 2008
Thai News Agency MCOT,The food-poisoning incidents involving dumplings tainted with pesticide that led 10 people to fall sick in Japan came to light in late January and the

Municipality says contamination cases not on the increase  -  Mar 20, 2008
GulfNews,By Alice Johnson, Staff Reporter Dubai: Dubai Municipality has said that most cases of food poisoning are domestic and that cases are not on the increase.

Suspected food poisoning victims reach 79  -  Mar 10, 2008
Visayan Daily Star,BY NIDA BUENAFE Seventy-nine persons sought medical help for suspected food poisoning at the Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital in Bacolod City Sunday night,

Scores treated for suspected food poisoning  -  Mar 9, 2008
Visayan Daily Star,BY NIDA BUENAFE Fifteen persons suffering from symptoms of suspected food poisoning were admitted last night at the Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (also

Golf club investigated over suspected food poisoning  -  Mar 6, 2008
Courier Mail,ONE of Queensland's most prestigious golf courses is under investigation after as many as 15 wedding guests fell ill from suspected food poisoning last

BN Workers Down With Food Poisoning  -  Mar 7, 2008
Bernama,SUNGAI PETANI, March 8 (Bernama) -- About 20 Barisan Nasional (BN) workers at the Pantai Merdeka operations room were down with food poisoning, believed to

John Ritter Left 'Food Poisoning' Message Hours Before Death  -  Mar 3, 2008
New York Post,Tragic actor John Ritter feared he had fallen victim to a serious bout of food poisoning on the day he died, according to a phone message that was played at

Kindergarten food poisoning affects 153  -  Mar 3, 2008
United Press International3 (UPI) -- The Russian government says 120 kindergarten students and 33 school staff members have been hospitalized with symptoms of food poisoning.

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