A new law in New Hampshire will require people who make money from wild mushrooms to become certified under a licensing program designed to decrease poisonings.
Gov. Chris Sununu signed House Bill 345 into law
Continue Reading State acts to protect public from poisonous mushrooms; certification required in 2022
Patients in a new Salmonella Weltevreden outbreak live in Nevada and Arizona, but health officials say there may be people in other states who have been infected.
Virtually no details were released June 8 when
Continue Reading Patients in new Salmonella outbreak live in 2 Western states; other areas may be affected
A norovirus outbreak among restaurant patrons in the Seattle-King County area of Washington has been reported.
The public health department reported on June 9 that 13 people from one meal party came down ill with
Continue Reading Thirteen sickened with norovirus after eating at same restaurant
Federal health officials have discovered a new Salmonella outbreak, but neither the FDA nor the CDC have released specific details about the situation.
The agencies have not posted outbreak announcements yet, but the Food and
Continue Reading New Salmonella outbreak under investigation; no further details available
State and federal officials are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak traced to raw, frozen, breaded, stuffed chicken products. The USDA issued a public alert, but no recalls have been initiated as of the posting of
Continue Reading New Salmonella outbreak traced to raw, frozen, breaded chicken products
The Food and Drug Administration is requesting an 8 percent increase of $477 million for the next fiscal year with some of the money earmarked for food safety programs.
Including the increase, the agency has
Continue Reading FDA announces budget request for federal fiscal year 2022
State officials report they have not found E. coli in samples tested in relation to an outbreak linked to Pure Eire Dairy in Washington.
Fifteen people are confirmed sick, including nine who have been
Continue Reading State reports no E. coli found yet in investigation of dairy linked to outbreak
The FDA today reported it did not find any troublesome E. coli or Salmonella strains in samples of romaine collected for a special investigation program, but the agency cautioned that the samples represent a “relatively
Continue Reading FDA reveals results of sample testing program on romaine lettuce
More patients are being identified by investigators working on an E. coli O157 outbreak that has been limited to Washington State. However, today Arizona officials confirmed there is a child in that state with an
Continue Reading Additional patients identified in outbreak tied to organic yogurt; one in Arizona
Pure Éire Dairy is recalling certain yogurt because state officials reported it could be contaminated with E. Coli O157:H7. The health department is investigating an outbreak of E. Coli infections in Washington.
The dairy announced
Continue Reading Dairy recalls yogurt because of likely connection to E. coli outbreak
