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Latin America- FAO urges L. America to guarantee food safety
23 June 2011
Xinhua News Agency [edited] [BITES]
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday urged Latin American countries to enhance their capacity to guarantee food safety. Each country needs specific emergency plans suitable to its development level and a national food control system to guarantee food safety. To reinforce the capacity to prepare for, recognize and react to emergencies is key to guaranteeing the health of consumers.
Brazil- Becomes World’s Leading Chicken Exporter in 2011
15 June 2011
Mercopress.com [edited] [CAHFS-DailyNews]
Brazil is poised to overtake the United States as the world’s leading exporter of chicken, with a third of global trade, according to the latest statistics from FAO. However, the report also cautions that Brazil urgently needs an overall infrastructure boost to continue expanding its export capacity. The FAO reported that there will most likely be a drop in US chicken exports which will help Brazil become the leading exporter of the world with over four million tons.
Uruguay- Sheep meat to enter the U.S market again
26 April 2011
Elpais.com [edited] [CAHFS-DailyNews]
Plans are set for Uruguayan sheep meat to enter the U.S market once again. Uruguay's meat used to be imported by the U.S., but the imports were halted in 2000 as a result of the FMD outbreak that occurred in Uruguay. This development comes about 60 days after the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed to amend regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat from Uruguay. After conducting a risk assessment and a site visit, APHIS concluded that Uruguay has in place the veterinary infrastructure to detect and effectively eradicate an FMD outbreak if necessary.
Costa Rica- Sick diners use online social network to close restaurant
16 April 2011
Barfblog [edited] [BITES]
According to a local news source, a young woman joined three of her friends for a meal at a popular cafe on March 22nd. After having some appetizers at a cocktail reception, she ordered a light meal of bruschetta topped with tomato, cheese and basil. She finished her meal with piece of pecan pie. The following night the woman and her friends all experienced symptoms of food poisoning: vomiting, diarrhea, body aches and dehydration. One of the women ended up in the hospital. Two weeks later, the Health Ministry cited unsanitary conditions at the cafe. A health report released by the ministry remarked on various health code violations found on the morning of April 5th. With the help of a social network, the women gathered the names of food poisoning victims from the cafe and encouraged them to create an uproar, which led to the Health Ministry receiving almost 35 complaints. On April 6th health inspectors visited the resaurtant and saw numerous violations and shut down the prominent tourist dining spot. The networking done by the women compelled the government to take action.
23 June 2011
Xinhua News Agency [edited] [BITES]
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday urged Latin American countries to enhance their capacity to guarantee food safety. Each country needs specific emergency plans suitable to its development level and a national food control system to guarantee food safety. To reinforce the capacity to prepare for, recognize and react to emergencies is key to guaranteeing the health of consumers.
Brazil- Becomes World’s Leading Chicken Exporter in 2011
15 June 2011
Mercopress.com [edited] [CAHFS-DailyNews]
Brazil is poised to overtake the United States as the world’s leading exporter of chicken, with a third of global trade, according to the latest statistics from FAO. However, the report also cautions that Brazil urgently needs an overall infrastructure boost to continue expanding its export capacity. The FAO reported that there will most likely be a drop in US chicken exports which will help Brazil become the leading exporter of the world with over four million tons.
Uruguay- Sheep meat to enter the U.S market again
26 April 2011
Elpais.com [edited] [CAHFS-DailyNews]
Plans are set for Uruguayan sheep meat to enter the U.S market once again. Uruguay's meat used to be imported by the U.S., but the imports were halted in 2000 as a result of the FMD outbreak that occurred in Uruguay. This development comes about 60 days after the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed to amend regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) ovine meat from Uruguay. After conducting a risk assessment and a site visit, APHIS concluded that Uruguay has in place the veterinary infrastructure to detect and effectively eradicate an FMD outbreak if necessary.
Costa Rica- Sick diners use online social network to close restaurant
16 April 2011
Barfblog [edited] [BITES]
According to a local news source, a young woman joined three of her friends for a meal at a popular cafe on March 22nd. After having some appetizers at a cocktail reception, she ordered a light meal of bruschetta topped with tomato, cheese and basil. She finished her meal with piece of pecan pie. The following night the woman and her friends all experienced symptoms of food poisoning: vomiting, diarrhea, body aches and dehydration. One of the women ended up in the hospital. Two weeks later, the Health Ministry cited unsanitary conditions at the cafe. A health report released by the ministry remarked on various health code violations found on the morning of April 5th. With the help of a social network, the women gathered the names of food poisoning victims from the cafe and encouraged them to create an uproar, which led to the Health Ministry receiving almost 35 complaints. On April 6th health inspectors visited the resaurtant and saw numerous violations and shut down the prominent tourist dining spot. The networking done by the women compelled the government to take action.
