Federal officials haven’t been able to confirm whether a company has effectively recalled raw fish potentially contaminated with Listeria. Consequently the FDA is warning restaurants and retailers against using Topway Enterprises Inc. or Kazy’s Gourmet
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Briefly: Tapeworm tale — IAFP 2018 — Sanitary food transport
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Price Chopper, Market 32 stores recall sushi for risk of Listeria
Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets are recalling many varieties of packaged AFC Sushi branded tuna sushi because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The sushi was sold in…
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Briefly: Vietnam vets — Diaper Duty — Red meat anaphylaxis
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Don’t let fall salmon run send you running to emergency room
Editor’s note: This column by Michelle Jarvie was originally published by the Michigan State University Service and is reprinted here with permission.
When I think of fall and the leaves start to turn, I think…
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An angler’s fantasy: Safer fish for all
A study from the University of Adiyaman in Turkey suggests that because of the presence and abundance of 30,0000 known species of fish, the aquatic animals form the largest group in the animal kingdom used…
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Researchers find dangerous tapeworms in Alaskan salmon
Salmon lovers have a new reason to opt for roasted instead of raw. Scientists have documented that the Japanese broad tapeworm has made its way to the waters of the North Pacific and is thriving…
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Tips to help expectant moms safely ring in the New Year
Editor’s note: This column by Luis Delgadillo of the food safety education staff at the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service was first published by USDA on Dec. 22. Most expectant mothers know about the dangers …
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Rare bacterial infection linked to fish from Asian Food Center
State and federal officials are investigating the Asian Food Center in Bellevue, WA, after a woman was diagnosed with a rare…
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Salmonella outbreak in Hawaii linked to seaweed in raw fish
More than two dozen people in Hawaii have been infected by Salmonella bacteria in an outbreak that is tentatively linked to seaweed from an unnamed farm on Oahu.
The 14 infected people include children and…
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