Queen Latifah has never been the type to stay in one lane. With magnetic performances in Girls Trip, Chicago, and Beauty Shop, a starring role on CBS crime drama The Equalizer (for which she is also an executive producer), and numerous Grammy Awards for her pioneering rap records in the ’90s, the 51-year-old is one…
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If you’re anything like us, laundry day is the most daunting, dreaded part of the week. Having the best laundry detergent and foolproof wash products on hand is key to making it less of a chore—even if you have to shlep everything to the laundromat. Perhaps you’ve been using the same detergent for years, decades…
Lilly Singh, the host of A Little Late with Lilly Singh, recently shared she has been hospitalized for ovarian cysts. On Thursday, she posted the news to Instagram from her hospital bed, writing: “Spent the last day in the ER because my ovaries have the AUDACITY to be wilding out.” The comedian wrote that both…
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Status conference set for ‘non-citizen’ Amos Miller as food safety compliance drama nears third anniversary
by Sue JonesIn action in a food safety court case next week, Amos Miller, counsel for the parties and the court’s appointed expert, are summoned to an on-the-record telephone status conference. Federal Judge Edward G. Smith ordered all involved to dial in at 1 p.m., March 9. The status conference will be the first since Smith named Geroge…
A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work. EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as government bodies, industry and research institutes. Queen’s University Belfast coordinated efforts with help from the EU’s Joint Research Centre, Wageningen…
Danish authorities have revealed three people died in an E. coli outbreak this past year. Imported spring onions were investigated as the source. An update by the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) revealed that from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, 2021, 85 people were infected with EIEC. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) is usually associated with travel diarrhea but…
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National Chicken Council renews petition for cooking instruction changes
by Sue JonesAlmost seven years ago, the National Chicken Council (NCC) petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to adopt regulations establishing labeling requirements for not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) stuffed chicken breast products that may appear to be ready-to-eat (RTE) and to issue a Compliance Guideline for developing and communicating validated cooking instructions for such products. The NCC…
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Federal government to end pre-arrival COVID testing for travellers entering Canada
by Sue JonesThe federal government is expected to announce as soon as tomorrow that travellers entering Canada will no longer have to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test, CBC News has learned.Travellers walk through Pearson airport in Toronto on Dec. 16, 2021. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The federal government will announce Thursday that travellers entering Canada will soon no longer have…
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Canadian singer-songwriter Eric Mercury, known for ‘Electric Black Man,’ dead at 77
by Sue JonesEric Mercury, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose soulful vocals pushed the boundaries of rock music on his 1969 debut “Electric Black Man,” has died at age 77.Eric Mercury is shown in this handout photo. The Toronto-born singer, whose Electric Black Man is considered a hidden gem of late 1960s music, has died. (Eric Mercury/Handout/The Canadian Press)Eric…
Canada’s inflation rate rose to a new multi-decade high of 5.7 per cent last month, as the price of everything from gasoline to groceries to shelter rose swiftly.Canada’s inflation rate is increasing at its fastest pace in decades. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)Canada’s inflation rate rose to a new multi-decade high of 5.7 per cent last month, as…