Canberra, the capital of Australia on a former sheep farm because Melboune and Sydney were playing poppy pants about who should host the capital, has decided that public disclosure of restaurant inspection information is too silly to pursue. Toronto figured … Continue reading
Was there any raw-egg based dishes such as a mayonnaise or aoili that sickens hundreds of Australians each year? A second outbreak of salmonella has been linked to the BCEC in the same week that 254 people have been confirmed … Continue reading
I don’t like surveys. I really don’t like taxpayer-funded surveys that give public servants a big thumbs up. So I’m skeptical when The Canberra Times reports that Canberra’s food safety inspectors have received a tick of approval from local business … Continue reading
One of the claims in former Australian Prime Minister Julian Gillard’s new biop is that ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher cut Queensland Premier Campbell Newman down to size at his first COAG meeting after being elected Premier, because of Salmonella. … Continue reading
The ACT – that’s the Australian Capital Territory, similar to Washington, D.C. –recorded its highest ever number of salmonella cases in 2012, with a report revealing there were eight outbreaks between 2011 and 2012. The ACT Chief Health Officer’s report, … Continue reading
Ash Lewis was limp in his mother’s arms. The three-year-old boy had been sick for several days, in and out of the family doctor’s surgery and up all night with diarrhea. That Sunday he had been happily playing on the … Continue reading
”We can’t have 29 people who have come from interstate just for a funeral and a wake all have the same symptoms [by chance],” says Cheryle Parkes. ”I’m sorry, it just doesn’t work that way, and the family members who … Continue reading
The restaurant behind Canberra’s largest salmonella outbreak has made a public apology to affected diners. The Copa Brazilian Churrasco restaurant in Dickson released the statement on Thursday morning, after 140 people fell ill and 15 were admitted to hospital after eating … Continue reading
The restaurant at the center of Canberra’s largest salmonella outbreak and ACT Health are tight-lipped on the progress of an investigation. With more than 60 affected diners considering joining a class action law suit, owners of The Copa restaurant at … Continue reading
Australia still has an egg problem. Or at least a Salmonella problem. According to the Canberra Times, five people have been hospitalized and more than 20 are sick as investigations continue into one of the largest spates of food poisoning … Continue reading