The E.coli outbreak involving several Seattle area restaurants has grown to include 13 cases, up from the original six. The number hospitalized has reached three, up from one. Six Evergreen restaurants, up from four, may
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Risk of exploding bottles prompts chilli sauce recall
A brand of hot chili sauce from the United States has been recalled from countries across Europe due to a risk of the bottles exploding.
The implicated Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce has a best-before date
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Unpasteurized spinach drink tied to increase of cryptosporidium cases
Officials in Sweden are investigating a recent increase in the number of cryptosporidiosis cases.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) has linked some illnesses to one brand of an unpasteurized pre-purchased freshly pressed fruit and
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New Zealand cracks down on unregistered unpasteurized milk sales
The Ministry for Primary Industries in New Zealand has told unregistered raw drinking milk suppliers to stop sales until they comply with legal requirements.
Compliance staff from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) executed search
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More than 2 dozen infected in outbreak at healthcare facilities
Very little information is being released about a Salmonella outbreak among patients at four healthcare facilities in Pennsylvania.
In a short advisory Dec. 5 the Pennsylvania Department of Health urged healthcare providers to watch for
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Dried Beef Sausage recalled due to Salmonella and customer complaint
A consumer complaint had spurred Ottawa-based Usine Amsellem Inc. to recall Amsellem brand Solo Chorizo because of possible Salmonella contamination.
The food recall warning was issued on Dec. 4. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Senate ready for confirmation vote on Hahn as next FDA commissioner
The Senate committee charged with reviewing the nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next FDA Commissioner has approved his appointment by an 18-to-5 vote, sending the nomination to a Senator floor vote. If confirmed
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Experts meet in Kenya to discuss seafood safety
Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.
The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past month and included visiting experts
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Letter to the Editor: Romaine industry should ‘just do it’
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Romaine outbreak patient list tops 100; warnings continue as harvest moves
More than 100 people have now been confirmed with infections in an E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce. Public health officials continue their warning against romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, CA, area or
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CFIA cancels licenses for slaughter businesses responsible for recalls
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has cancelled three Safe Food for Canadian licenses following “a thorough and comprehensive review” related to an E. coli investigation.
The decision was made after the agency (CFIA) identified during