Ngoc McShane moved swiftly, armed with a flashlight, thermometer and pen. McShane is a public health inspector for the Los Angeles County Department of Health, one of 159 environmental health specialists tasked with protecting the public from food-borne illnesses. In January 1998, Los Angeles County began assigning public letter grades to restaurants and other businesses that sell food, after KCBS …
A video of a mouse munching on a crepe in an Amsterdam cafe, resulted in the business being ordered closed by the Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA. "The business can only be reopened if the entrepreneur has thoroughly cleaned everything up and has taken measures to prevent vermin", the NVWA said. The situation in the cafe was …
The number of reports of rat sightings made to Amsterdam’s health service GGD rose by 25% in 2016 and sightings doubled in Rotterdam, according to a report in the Telegraaf on Wednesday. Pest controller Wilfred Top told the Telegraaf the present increase in the rat population throughout the country had been expected. Awareness programs are being carried out in 33 …
