Food Safety
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Canned sardines safe to eat despite pilchard herpesvirus, authorities say
South African authorities confirm commercially canned sardines remain safe to eat despite the detection of pilchard herpesvirus in wild populations, but warn against collecting…
Pesticides found in our every day foods
Independent testing by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) found pesticide residues in 86% of commonly consumed foods in South Africa, including those for infants. The…
How a single body could make South Africa’s food safer
Researchers say part of the problem is the lack of coordination across the nation’s sprawling multi-agency system
#Listeriosis: Six ways to keep calm and carry on
The head of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ listeria investigation, Juno Thomas, tells us which foods to bin and how.
#Listeriosis: Six ways to keep calm and carry on
The head of the NICD’s investigation, Juno Thomas tells us what foods to bin and how
Engineering food supplies
As a young learner growing up in Zimbabwe, Dionne Shepherd was fascinated by molecular/physical science and astronomy.