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It is now legal to sell unpasteurized, raw milk directly to consumers in North Dakota.
The state Legislature approved a measure this year making the sales possible, but it specifically
Almost 500 more people are sick in an outbreak of infections from the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Sick people have been identified in 34 states.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Patient counts continue to increase in three cyclospora outbreaks and one Salmonella outbreak.
Sources of the parasite and the bacteria have not yet been determined, according to updates from the
The CDC is reporting that a number of infections from a persistent strain of Salmonella are linked to chicken. It is currently legal for producers, distributors and retailers to sell
Federal officials are investigating two new foodborne illness outbreaks.
One of the outbreaks involves E. coli and has sickened at least 13 people, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections linked to ground beef.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that the outbreak has been
Another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries.
As of its update posted July 20, the Centers for Disease Control
Public health officials have signed off on an outbreak investigation in Montana saying that morel mushrooms were most likely what made dozens of people sick and killed two.
In addition
State officials in Pennsylvania are warning the public to discard raw goat milk from Dove Song Dairy because it has been implicated in an outbreak of Campylobacter infections.
The dairy
The number of patients in a large outbreak of infections from the cyclospora parasite has increased significantly, with the count approaching 600.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
Federal and state officials are tracking an outbreak of norovirus from raw oysters. The oysters were distributed to 17 states, Washington D.C., and Canada.
The Food and Drug Administration
A six-state outbreak of Salmonella linked to raw cookie dough from Papa Murphy’s restaurants has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reports
