It’s early in the pre-trial stage for the second attempt to prosecute former Blue Bell Creamries boss Paul Kruse, but the pace is like a fast-starting NBA game. He stands accused — again — of
Continue Reading Fast-breaks during pre-trial period leave a lot to follow in Kruse case
There are now 39 people confirmed sick in one of three mystery E. coli O157:H7outbreaks currently under investigation by federal agencies. Leafy greens are under particular scrutiny.
Since the most recent update from the Centers
Continue Reading Almost 40 people now sick in mysterious E. coli outbreak; investigation ongoing
Researchers have described the first outbreak linked to flour in Canada that occurred a few years ago.
It was also the first national outbreak associated with a non-O157 strain of E. coli, according to the
Continue Reading Study looks at data from first documented E. coli flour outbreak in Canada
A review has highlighted issues at a Turkish factory that supplied food aid implicated in a deadly outbreak in Uganda that sickened hundreds this past year.
Problems in the processing plant involved poor quality raw
Continue Reading Problems found at Turkish Super Cereal food aid supplier
On the heels on multiple outbreaks this past year and currently amid three mystery outbreaks, the FDA along with growers, researchers and other entities in California have announced a multi-year study to enhance food
Continue Reading FDA joins with groups in another study about the contamination of leafy greens
Federal officials say they will provide weekly updates on some foodborne outbreaks as soon as investigations begin, therefore keeping a transparency promise. Only multi-state outbreaks are included in the new database.
The investigation arm of
Continue Reading FDA boosts transparency; begins weekly reports on some outbreaks
Daniel W. Kilgore, 52, will be home for Christmas. He might even be there for Thanksgiving. Kilgore is already out of federal prison. He’s at a half-way house run by the Residential Re-entry Management (RRM)
Continue Reading Only the Parnell brothers remain in prison for PCA crimes as Kilgore walks
Scientists have warned about the risk of Brucella outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk in China.
In recent years, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported hundreds of infections from Brucella melitensis after
Continue Reading Researchers warn about Brucella risk from unpasteurized, raw milk
More than 20 people have been infected with hepatitis A in an outbreak in a German municipality.
There have been 23 infections in the community of Dummerstorf in the Rostock district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Three more
Continue Reading Bakery link investigated in hepatitis A outbreak in Germany
More than 450 outbreaks were recorded in Lithuania this past year, according to the Center for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
ULAC data shows there were 459 outbreaks in 2019 with 1,204 people affected, of
Continue Reading More than 450 outbreaks in Lithuania in 2019
Public health officials say they have concluded their investigation of a Salmonella outbreak traced to a restaurant and food truck. As many as 230 people were infected.
Lambton Public Health in the province of Ontario,
Continue Reading Investigation into outbreak ends with cross-contamination in crosshairs
