No:15     March 2008
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F4ST-From Farm to Fork Food Safety Specialist Training is a vocational e-learning training program and commences its 1st session training by April 18, 2008. When you first log in to the F4ST program, you will be given a brief tutorial that provides an overview of the course curriculum and how you can customize the course contents to meet your own personal learning needs, informing you also of methods on how to take full advantage of the lecture contents and resources provided.

EFSA says pests could pose risk to French overseas banana growers
The EFSA Plant Health Panel has adopted 15 scientific opinions on banana plant pests. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA evaluated risks posed by banana pests to the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, all of which are banana-producing areas.

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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen, Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from Salmonella associated with frozen, stuffed raw chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Fish decontamination products position clarified
The Food Standards Agency has written to the fish trade and industry, and trading standards and environmental officers, clarifying the position in relation to the use of certain products to decontaminate fish.

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Drinking cold water will burn more calories as the body has to warm itself to room temperature when intaking the water into the system.
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WORLD WATER DAY

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

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Differeces between “Probiotics” and “Prebiotics”
Probiotics are defined as oral probiotics are living microorganisms which…

Prebiotics are non digestible food ingredients, that beneficially…

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