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Inspections were carried out at more than three quarters of the island’s food service outlets despite the diversion of resources to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, a Government spokeswoman said. She added that it was hoped environmental health teams ca...

A public health alert was yesterday issued over salame sticks that may have been contaminated with salmonella. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service warned that salmonella outbreaks across eight states had been linked ...

The Ministry of Health is advising retailers and consumers not to sell or consume a brand of salame sticks linked to a salmonella outbreak in the US. A Government spokeswoman said a public health alert has been issued by the US Department of Agricul...

A salmonella scare has forced the recall of frozen seafood sold by an island supermarket, health officials revealed today. The 250g mix of king prawns, mussels and squid rings, produced for UK supermarket giants Waitrose and sold only by Supermart on...

Pest problems could lead to a shortage of bananas in the next few weeks. A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday that officials had worked with importers to tackle pest contaminations — and the expensive ...

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into a suspected case of ciguatera fish poisoning on the island. It is suspected that the case was caused by a large amberjack eaten between June 30 to July 5. The case, if confirmed, would be the ...

A box of ShopRite cereal was the wrong choice for a shocked shopper — it was infested with insects. Clifford Somersall was stunned when he opened the box of Oats & Honey cereal and spotted movement inside the sealed bag. Mr Somersall, from St George’...

A total of three food outlets were shut to carry out improvements after random health inspections found problems with their food and hygiene routines. The three were among six food sellers ranked “D”, the lowest score, in the latest grades on licence...

Cans of Del Monte corn have been recalled because of an problem in the sterilisation process that could lead to life-threatening illness. The Ministry of Health issued a warning yesterday and advised anyone who had bought affected tins to return them...

The Department of Health is to contact local food suppliers after a large-scale outbreak of E. coli in the United States associated with romaine lettuce. Authorities in the US are trying to control a series of outbreaks. A Department of Health spokes...

Tuesday night we had a crowd of 60 people sitting in the Natural office, all committed to shaking their sugar habit. It felt a little bit like Alcoholics Anonymous except, I imagine, the stories at AA are far more harrowing. That’s not to say the s...

I’m sitting in the car writing this in between appointments, looking at my to-do list and wondering how the hell I’m going to get it done. I’m on the British Airways flight tonight for my cousin’s wedding, so it’s all in a good cause, but man the pre...