April marked the most dramatic and, some would say, dangerous phase of the Covid-19 crisis in the US. Deaths were increasing, bodies were piling up in refrigerated trucks outside hospitals in New York City and ventilators and personal protective equipment were in desperately short supply. The economy was falling off the proverbial cliff, with unemployment…
China on Friday vowed to gradually phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry at food markets, in a move welcomed by animal rights activists amid the coronavirus pandemic.The announcement came as China stepped up inspections of wholesale food markets and outlawed the sale and consumption of wildlife, after a recent Covid-19 outbreak in…
We're now in Phase 2 of our reopening in NYC, and with current testing showing the infection rate holding at 1.5%, we can now dine and drink outdoors, with certain restrictions. While we've already seen this kind of activity over the past couple of weeks, Phase 2 will bring even more establishments back, officially. As…
Universities won't resume during level 4The department plans to have personal protective equipment (PPE) delivered to all schools in the country. It will have schools deep cleaned, and also make sure that all necessary support is provided for teachers, non-teaching staff and pupils. Motshekga said parents had been concerned that pupils would be returning to schools…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Negotiators from the House, Senate and White House are close to finalizing an accord on the so-called “phase 3.5” response to the coronavirus pandemic and hope to have an agreement late Monday or Tuesday, Fox News is told.The response will include…
An outbreak of Salmonella in Belgium traced to eggs has sickened more than 230 people. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed to Food Safety News that 236 people are ill in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 96 years old. They fell
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Today we revisit some of the topics we’ve covered in the past months. Published: May 24, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that more countries need to improve their ability to monitor populations for foodborne diseases. Although gradual progress is evident