More cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in Norway with a link to imported dried fruit and coconut. Salmonella Agbeni has been detected in several samples of the snack mixes. Salmonella Gamaba was also
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Unwashed poppy seeds under fire on Capitol Hill and around the world
A man who has been seeking changes to U.S. law since his son died from morphine intoxication in 2016 expects to see bills filed in April. His son wasn’t using drugs. It was unwashed poppy
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Retailers recall cold-smoked fish described as ‘exact’ cause of outbreak
Danish officials have solved a Listeria outbreak that had been ongoing for three years.
Cold-smoked fish products imported from Estonia are the source of the long-lasting outbreak, which had made nine people sick and linked
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Beach Beat: What’s in a name? Beef — drop the mic and label the hamburger
Opinion
There’s a new ground beef in town. Its proud father is working to make sure folks know it for what it is. Ground beef. The father? Eldon Roth.
As far as I know, Roth
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Dried fruit mix suspected as cause of Norway’s ongoing Salmonella outbreak
One brand of dry exotic fruit mix has been found to be linked to a growing Salmonella Agbeni outbreak in Norway.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported there are 21 confirmed and nine
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Bill would legalize retail raw milk sales, exempt smallest herds from safety regs
Following what a raw milk producer described as a visit during which she “met our cows,” State Rep. Michele Presnell introduced a bill in North Carolina to allow retail sales of unpasteurized milk in the
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1 in 5 cheeses in Germany positive for Brucella; 9 vendors sold more than half of contaminated samples
One in five cheeses sampled in Germany were found to be positive for Brucella, according to a study.
Brucella was detected in 41 of 200 samples from endemic countries sold at weekly markets, in supermarkets,
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Researchers find extremists who know the least drive public opinion on GMOs
Opinions about genetically modified food may have more to do with feelings than science, according to findings by researchers from four universities.
According to research by the University of Colorado and three other universities, published
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CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak
Ten months after the beginning of the first confirmed illness in a Salmonella Concord outbreak traced to tahini, the CDC has declared the outbreak over. However, there is a good chance some consumers are unaware
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Montana again smacks down efforts to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk
Lingering death is the usual means for killing legislative bills, but there’s also the swift smackdown method. The Montana Legislature used that second method, also known as tabling, to cut down House Bills 516 and
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FDA tells Michigan juice producers to put food safety measures in place
The Food and Drug Administration cited a Michigan company known for its raw and cold-pressed juices for violating federal food safety law in a warning letter recently made available to the public.
The Feb. 1
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