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FRIDAY, 13 JANUARY WRITTEN BY Latonya Linton, JIS Reporter Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says ensuring that  >>

Thursday 5 January 2012 The Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food  >>

Avia Collinder, Business Writer The timing of a decision by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to postpone  >>

For Business owners, Chefs, Cooks, HACCP Team Members, Owners and Managers of Food Manufacturing, Processors, Catering and Hospitality Sectors. This  >>

KINGSTON — By Alphea Saunders, JIS Reporter Government is offering food exporters a special loan of $100 million and general  >>

KINGSTON — By Athaliah Reynolds, JIS Reporter Jamaicans are being encouraged to eat more locally produced chicken meat, in an  >>

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By Bruce Goldfarb Maryland Poison Center urges safe food handling techniques. Don't let food poisoning spoil your holiday.Food poisoning is an illness--usually mild but potentially serious for the very young, the very old and those in poor health--that most commonly results from poor food handling techniques, according to the Maryland Poison Center.  >>

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 The best way to know if meat is cooked thoroughly is to use a meat thermometer and check that it's the proper temperature.  >>

Foodborne illness can strike anyone, but pregnant women and very young children are two groups at higher risk for developing serious foodborne illness that can lead to hospitalization or even death.  >>

More than two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey* believe that most recalled food has already been eaten by the time a recall is announced.  >>

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