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Obesity is a serious problem across the United States. Up to 42% of citizens suffer from obesity, up from around 30% at the turn of the century. The numbers suffering from severe obesity are also up, from 4.7% in 2000 to 9.2% today. Those shocking figures confirm a high number of people are now at … Read more
FDA Steps Up Enforcement On Imported Cantaloupe, Cheese And Seafood – The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click … Read more
Millions of workers worldwide are in vulnerable working conditions. In particular, realizing fundamental principles and rights at work (FPRW), including the right to a safe and healthy working environment, continues to be a cause of significant concern. The ILO, under the Safety + Health for All Programme, developed a research methodology that, for the first time, addresses … Read more
Ethiopia’s Celebrate 100th Anniversary Of ILO Membership – A National Labour Conference was held in Addis Ababa to commemorate Ethiopia’s 100 years of membership in the International Labour Organization (ILO). Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU), Confederation of Ethiopian Employers Association (CEEA), Confederation of Ethiopian Employers Federation (CEEF), and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labor and Skills … Read more
Earthquake Hits Southern California – A small earthquake nearby caused 35 rides at Disney California Adventure and Disneyland in Southern California to be momentarily closed, shocking guests. About two miles from the parks, in the city of Fullerton in Orange County, there was an earthquake on Monday night just after eight o’clock that had a … Read more
Arlington, Va House Explosion – The Arlington County Police Department is still looking into a home explosion that happened on the evening of December 4, 2023, in the 800 block of N. Burlington Street. They are working with the Arlington County Fire Department, the Northern Virginia Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), and our federal law … Read more
Philip White to Lead Building Safety Regulator – Philip White, HSE’s Director of Building Safety (DoBS), will continue in his current role leading the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on a permanent basis. Philip has been leading the work to fully establish the BSR in HSE since taking over from Peter Baker in April 2023. Ahead … Read more
According to a report, only one laboratory got a top score as part of a Campylobacter testing exercise, suggesting there is room for improvement. To create an external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for the detection and enumeration of Campylobacter from a simulated matrix depicting raw chicken, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned the UK Health … Read more
Safety Guidelines for Autonomous Public Transport Vehicles – As part of its preparations for the growing use of driverless cars, China released safety rules on Tuesday for the use of autonomous vehicles in public transportation. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the rules apply to both freight and passenger autonomous vehicles, including … Read more
FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Networks (INFOSAN) Regional Meeting: Enhancing the INFOSAN in the Asia-Pacific. Date: 5 – 6 December 2023 Venue: WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland and hybrid All sectors of society—governments, businesses, and organizations—share responsibilities for ensuring food safety. The greatest method to guarantee safety is to use prevention techniques across the food chain, … Read more