There is to be a total withdrawal of a South Australian nachos meal linked with a case of botulism and the manufacturer is planning a refrigerated product if it is ever returned to store shelves.
A Melbourne man became paralysed
DROUGHT and heat are being blamed for a doubling in food poisoning cases in 2007.
Alarming health department statistics show more than 800 South Australians have suffered food poisoning in the first seven weeks of this year.
This is more than double the year-to-date average of 379 for the past three years.
The usual health…
Eggs may be linked to salmonella outbreak in pasta
The South Australian Health Department says it will not make public the name of the egg company with a possible link to a salmonella food poisoning outbreak.
The source of six cases of Salmonella food poisoning was first traced back…
Health expert issues bacteria warning
Last Update: Tuesday, May 16, 2006. 11:19am (AEST)
A south-east South Australian environmental health officer has warned about a bacteria found on raw poultry and on animals, which he believes is on the increase.
Naracoorte Lucindale Council’s Dr Bob Netherton…
Listeria FOI request a ‘media stunt’
December 23, 2005
ABC News Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1537025.htm
The South Australia Opposition says it will use Freedom of Information
(FOI) powers to gain access to State Government documents over the
handling of listeria deaths at Adelaide hospitals.
One man died and…
Conroys production to resume after listeria outbreak
December 23, 2005
ABC News Online
Conroys smallgoods in Adelaide remains hopeful it will be able to recommence limited production next week.
Managing director Patrick Conroy says tests for listeria in the manufacturing area of Conroys are progressing well.
The…
Political row over listeria response
December 16, 2005
The Australian
Tom Richardson
SOUTH Australia’s deadly listeria crisis has exposed a rift in state Government ranks, with one senior minister suggesting that a “zero tolerance” policy on food contamination may be “too rigorous” on meat producers.…
A Govt under fire after food poisoning outbreak
December 14, 2005
The World Today
Reporter: Nance Haxton
KAREN PERCY: The South Australian Government has been accused of not acting quickly enough to recall suspect smallgoods products after a food poisoning outbreak claimed two lives.
Two more people are…
Smallgoods listeria strain matches sample
New tests have confirmed that food products from an Adelaide company
were contaminated with the same strain of listeria that contributed
to the death of a man at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Another person died in hospital in Gawler, while…
Fears of more food poisoning
Tom Richardson and Jeremy Roberts of The Australian report that health authorities uncovered more evidence yesterday linking an outbreak of food poisoning to family-owned South Australian smallgoods manufacturer Conroy’s, warning that cases could still emerge months from now.
But the…