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Salmonella probe takes in more of salad bowl
America's fruitless search for the source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has infected more than 800 people and hospitalised 107 has widened beyond the prime suspect tomatoes.... Click here for full story
Two more down with salmonella
Two more people are sick at an Adelaide Hills nursing home following the death of two elderly residents from salmonella poisoning. ... Click here for full story
Poor hygiene at hospitals
Doctors and nurses at some of the state's top hospitals routinely fail to clean their hands, health department audits reveal. Dozens of hospitals across Victoria didn't meet basic hygiene standards, data obtained by the Sunday Herald Sun under Freedom of Information... Click here for full story
Burgers can still be with the lot except salmonella thanks to water
Salmonella outbreaks in 17 states in the US that have been linked to raw tomatoes, may have been preventable according to eWater Systems, distributors of electrolysed water units in Australia. As a result supermarkets, restaurants and fast food outlets in the US... Click here for full story
Red alert over salmonella poisoning
These are humbling times for America. The dollar has collapsed. Holiday plans are in turmoil due to soaring petrol prices. And now food is carrying risks more often associated with Third World countries. The Food and Drug Administration is warning people against eating... Click here for full story
Four die in gastro outbreak
Four elderly people are dead after a salmonella outbreak at a Melbourne nursing home. Victoria's Department of Human Services confirmed tonight that three men and a woman, aged in their 70s and 80s, had died from food poisoning. The outbreak was first detected on April... Click here for full story
Chlorine, cancer linked
Swimming or showering in or drinking chlorinated water may all be linked with an increased risk of bladder cancer Source: The Age... Click here for full story
Privacy for unsafe food outlets is hard to swallow
More than ever before, Australian's health depends on high food service standards and effective means to ensure compliance Source: The Age 16/4/2007... Click here for full story
Rockmelons blamed for NSW salmonella cases
New South Wales health authroities believe an outbreak of salmonela can be traced to eating rockmelons. Source: ABC News Online 27/10/2006... Click here for full story
Key agency won't say facility safe
Three more residents of a Melbourne nursing home in which four people died last week of suspected salmonella poisoning were taken to hospital yesterday... Source: The Age 16/4/2007... Click here for full story
Food Video
Electrolysed Sanitising water kills all harmful bacteria on contact with food and in and around kitchens. Video from NHK Government TV Japan ... Click here for full story