An international investigation is underway as public health officials report more than 20 people have been infected with E. coli linked to ground bison, which is now under recall.
“As of July 16, Northfork Bison
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New York officials investigating Cyclospora outbreak among diners
For a month now people in New York have been testing positive for parasitic infections that health officials say appear to have a foodborne vector.
There are currently 11 laboratory-confirmed patients infected with the Cyclospora
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Walmart, Wonder, 7-Eleven, other brands of buns recalled for plastic bits
Several well known national brands of hamburger and hot dog buns, as well as lesser-known regional brands, are under recall by Flowers Foods Inc. because pieces of hard plastic present a choking hazard.
The mega-baker
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CDC, FDA say only Cavi brand papayas linked to outbreak; more people sick
As the patient count continues to increase, officials have narrowed the likely source of a papaya-related Salmonella outbreak to one distributor selling the tropical fruit under the Cavi brand. No recalls have been initiated.
CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement
More than 60 people are confirmed sick with Salmonella infections in a multistate outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico, according to a public alert issued this afternoon.
Federal officials are advising that consumers in
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Bill for Safe Food Act seeks to consolidate federal oversight
Citing fragmented food safety oversight, which is split up between 15 federal agencies, two lawmakers want Congress to scrap the current system and the ineffective laws that regulate it.
The Safe Food Act could weave
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Comment now on proposed safety guidance for fresh sprouts
Beginning today, the FDA is accepting comments on proposed guidance designed to improve the safety of fresh sprouts, which have been responsible for at least 50 outbreaks in the past two decades.
The proposed guidance
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ADM flour recall hits Castle and Sisters; baking mixes recalled for E. coli risk
Patient counts are holding steady in a multistate outbreak, but more products are being recalled because of E. coli in flour produced by a subsidiary of the multinational Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Castle and Sisters
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CDC says E. coli outbreak ‘over’ with 209 patients and counting
Declaring that the outbreak “appears to be over,” the CDC today reported that multiple suppliers, distributors and or brands of ground beef are likely behind an E. coli O103 outbreak this spring that sickened more
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Hometown Food Co. recalls Pillsbury flour from ADM; multistate E. coli outbreak continues
For the second time this year Hometown Food Co. is recalling some of its Pillsbury flour because of bacterial contamination. This time the pathogen is E. coli and the flour is from a mill linked
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