Food safety
Three-state listeria outbreak traced to shredded chicken supplies
The chicken product has been linked to food-poisoning cases in Queensland, NSW and Victoria, however the source of two other clusters is still under investigation.
- by Sean Parnell
Latest
Police test food dehydrator found at tip after deadly mushroom meal
Tests are being done to see if the appliance is linked to the deaths of three people who ate poisonous mushrooms.
- by John Silvester, Marta Pascual Juanola and Angus Livingston
‘I didn’t do anything; I loved them’: How a quiet family lunch turned into a tragedy
Erin Patterson had four guests she says she loved and cherished over for lunch at her home on July 29. Now three are dead and police are baffled.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Ashleigh McMillan
Prime energy drinks sold in convenience stores, despite exceeding caffeine limit
A caffeine-free legal version of the drink is causing problems of its own, becoming such a playground status symbol that empty bottles are for sale.
- by Mary Ward
Tourists hooked on fresh Queensland seafood ‘dudded’ into imported fish
Restaurants and cafes serving cooked fish do not need to explain where it was caught, under present legislation, a situation an industry body says can be misleading.
- by Tony Moore
No joke, Japanese police arrest three over sushi tainting incident
For operators of Japan’s thousands of conveyor belt sushi restaurants, the viral social media posts have created a public relations crisis as customers fret about sanitation.
- by Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno
Sushi terrorism
Japanese conveyor belt restaurants are changing the way they operate after a spate of sushi sabotage incidents.
‘Sushi terrorism’ prompts changes at Japan’s conveyor-belt restaurants
Changes have been prompted after one video circulated showing a boy licking cups and soy sauce bottles and touching other diners’ food after licking his fingers.
- by Emily Heil
Kim orders ‘revolutionary changes’ in agriculture amid reports of food shortages
North Korea devotes much of its scarce resources to advance its nuclear weapons program. Experts say more needs to be invested in fertilisers and machinery.
- by Kim Hyung-jin
‘Potentially deadly’: Perth cafe owners fined over boy’s reaction to nut-laden cupcake
The owners of an Osborne Park cafe have been fined thousands of dollars over an incident a magistrate said was “potentially deadly”.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Health
My daughter did not want to finish her Sprite. Then I read the label
The rebranded popular soda drink, Sprite Lemon+, contains enough caffeine to classify it as a beverage that is not suitable for children.
- by Vivienne Pearson