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An image of the goods for sale at the Stothard’s bake stall.

‘Someone just dobbed on a kid’: Lord mayor calls for common sense after complaint over cupcake stall

A resident complained to Queensland Health about the children’s roadside lemonade and cupcake stall in Stafford Heights.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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A dairy industry leader has slammed the inclusion of unpasteurised milk in an organic store’s regular dairy display.

The ‘dangerous’ outlawed health item in organic store fridges

A dairy industry leader has slammed the inclusion of unpasteurised milk in an organic store chain’s regular dairy display as misleading and unsafe.

  • Dominique Tassell
Maggot-infested meals allegedly served at the Genex Pumped Storage Hydro Project at Kidston on January 10.

Queensland hydro project shuts down over maggot-infested meals

A food safety inspector has issued a show cause notice to the camp’s operator with a long list of demands.

  • Dominique Tassell
Genex Power’s Kidston pumped hydro project in North Queensland.

Workers evacuated from Queensland hydro project over food safety concerns

Some 130 workers have been flown off the site after being served what union officials called “a smorgasbord of contamination”.

  • Dominique Tassell
Workers at the remote Genex Pumped Storage Hydro Project at Kidston were allegedly served mould and fly riddled food on Thursday morning.

Qld hydro workers again allegedly served a ‘smorgasbord of contamination’

A day after photos of maggot-covered meals were shared, workers say the food safety crisis has worsened.

  • Dominique Tassell
Maggot-infested meals allegedly served at the Genex Pumped Storage Hydro Project at Kidston in Far North Queensland.

A disgusting dish: Maggots on the menu at remote Queensland hydro project

One union leader said the hygiene and food safety standards are unacceptable, and he wouldn’t feed the food to his dog.

  • Dominique Tassell
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A photo of non-compliant handwashing facilities taken during an inspection by Willoughby Council this year

Dirty utensils, rat droppings: Sydney’s worst food safety breaches revealed

Burger restaurants, chicken shops and kebab outlets are among the latest businesses fined for violating food safety and hygiene standards in NSW.

  • David Barwell
Authorities have identified the source of a suspected poisoning incident that resulted in Logan residents, including a child, being hospitalised after they ingested rat bait.

Sixth rat poisoning victim identified, police trying to sniff out details

The cluster of people connected to a rat poisoning incident continues to grow, but authorities say they are still investigating how the poison ended up in homemade food.

  • Courtney Kruk
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls and Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall update media on efforts to locate the source of a rat poisoning incident that hospitalised five Logan residents last week.

Queensland police now involved in rat poisoning investigation

Health authorities have enlisted police to help locate the source of a poisoning incident that saw five Logan residents from separate families hospitalised.

  • Courtney Kruk
Five people have been poisoned after ingesting rat poison on Brisbane’s southside.

Rat poison mystery: Queensland Health scrambles after five hospitalised

Queensland Health is scrambling to identify how at least five people were poisoned in Brisbane’s south, with tests confirming they were hospitalised after ingesting rat poison.

  • Cameron Atfield