Archives for March 16, 2010

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No link between Siena meats and Canadian listeria deaths

By Rory Harrington

Consumers in Canada have been warned not to eat Siena Foods cooked ham on fears of Listeria monocytogenes contamination - but five recent deaths in Ontario are not thought to be linked to the produce.

FDA considers spice supply safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has met with members of the spice industry to consider ways to make supply safer, following salmonella contamination of salami products linked to black and red pepper.

Firm claims yeast product will inhibit acrylamide in foods

By Jane Byrne

Canadian yeast research and development company, Functional Technologies Corporations, said it has developed, tested and filed patent applications for a yeast technology that reduces the formation of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed when starchy foods are...