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A second E. coli lawsuit was filed against Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Co. in Plymouth County Superior Court in Massachusetts yesterday. The lawsuit was filed by Lincoln, RI resident Barry
Hunting season is well underway. Countless hopeful men, women, and children dressed in camouflage and bright orange have ventured into the wilderness in search of wild game.
Like livestock, deer,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 10 million persons, or between twenty and fifty percent of international travelers, become ill with diarrhea. Travelers’ diarrhea
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Friday that Jigong Chayote Candy imported from China was being recalled for lead contamination.
Tests conducted on the candy revealed lead contamination
Boy and Cub Scouts across the nation will be collecting canned and non-perishable food items to donate to their local food banks over the next several weeks. Scouts in Toledo,
Winter is fast approaching, and we never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. It is therefore important to know how to keep food safe during a flood,
Plum Organics ™ announced today that it is taking the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling one particular batch of its 4.22 oz. Apple & Carrot Portable Pouch baby food with
National Health Education Week will kick off October 19. This year, the Society for Public Health Education has chosen to focus on food safety with the theme, “Let’s Dish:
Today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) contains “Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories.” The report, which was written by collaborators from
Trinity Regional Health System announced this week that it has paid Rock Island County $80,000 to help reimburse unanticipated expenses related to a hepatitis A outbreak traced to the
Living Foods Inc. of Ionia, Michigan, initiated a voluntary market withdrawal of alfalfa sprouts yesterday in response to a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak investigation being conducted by the Michigan departments of
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there is no uniform or universally accepted system used for food dating in the United States. More than 20 states require
