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The chairman of a U.S. House subcommittee has demanded that the FDA provide Congress with an explanation of why it took so long to deal with an ongoing outbreak
The FDA has released documents showing a pattern of problems with food safety practices at the infant formula production plant implicated in an outbreak of illnesses that includes two deaths.
Researchers from the FDA have found that processed avocados and finished guacamole can be contaminated with Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, according to a recent report.
“The findings also underscore
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Budget woes are part of so-called normal life right now, especially for individuals and small businesses. Public entities such as school districts are also having trouble making ends
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illnesses, but few details have been released.
At least 59 patients are involved in the outbreak of Salmonella
The Food and Drug Administration continues to play it close to the vest regarding questions about the Cronobacter outbreak linked to infant formula, but the agency is beginning to think
Federal officials are reporting that a deadly multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to romaine lettuce is over.
As of March 8 the patient count stood at 10
Parents, consumer groups, and a congresswoman want to know why it took the FDA months to begin investigations into infant formula after learning of the beginning of a cronobacter outbreak
UPDATE: After the FDA posted its update on March 2 the CDC followed with its own update on March 3. The CDC update included the same information as the FDA
The report of an additional death in an outbreak linked to powdered infant formula has resulted in an expansion of a recall by Abbott Nutrition.
The most recent patient was
The FDA reports it has closed an investigation of an outbreak of infections from E. coli O143:H26 without identifying a source of the pathogen.
Investigators from the Food and
Recalls are being issued worldwide for powdered infant formula, including Similac, following the announcement of recalls in the United States and Canada.
Those recalls include actions in Singapore and New
