Serious Eats
In the News: China Deflecting Contamination Blame; Vet Shortage Affecting Food Safety
- Conflict over source of Chinese dumpling contamination: Chinese officials cleared the blame from the dumpling maker who supplied the pesticide-laced dumplings to Japan, and say that contamination was "very unlikely to have happened in China." Japanese officials insist they were not poisoned in Japan. [AFP]
- Lack of vets treating farm animals affects food safety system: A shortage of vets working for the Department of Agriculture could affect the U.S. government's food inspection services. [USA Today]
- Dept. of Agriculture to crack down inspections: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced additional measures to make more effective animal welfare inspections, promising more random inspections. [NY Times]
- FDA examining how it conveys food and drug risk info: An advisory panel will look to see how the FDA issues warnings of product risks to consumers, as some experts are worried that the warnings create confusion with its wealth of info. [Reuters]
- Is Britain really facing a 'curry crisis'? New EU immigration laws might create a shortage of chefs making "authentic" curry in Britain, but is it really a big of a problem as it's made out to be? [Guardian]