On January 13, 1993, the Washington Department of Health (WDOH) was notified that a cluster of children suffering hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) secondary to E. coli infection was being treated
A Washington State dairy cow sent to slaughter is suspected to have been infected with the bacteria that causes bovine tuberculosis, which can also cause tuberculosis in humans. This is
A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to soft cheeses has sickened 18 people in Australia; two victims have died and one woman miscarried as a result of infection with the bacteria.
At least three people in Wisconsin have contracted E. coli infections thought to have been caused by eating “tiger meat,” a raw ground beef dish. The beef linked to the
A Canadian meat processor charged with 11 counts of selling food unfit for human consumption largely produced “halal” meat products for British Columbia’s Muslim population. Pitt Meadows Meats made
Europe’s top food safety agency may be closer to nailing three old suspects for a mystery that goes back almost a decade: what’s been killing off honeybees? But
The Federal Trade Commission this week upheld an earlier decision that POM Wonderful juice and POMx supplements made deceptive claims about treating, preventing or reducing the risk of heart disease,
Illinois-based Humphrey’s Market, Inc. is recalling approximately 2,764 of frozen, ready-to-eat and raw poultry products because they were produced without inspection. The products may also
In a new study, a team of California-based scientists shows that by targeting and analyzing a specific gene in Campylobacter, labs can screen dozens of isolates of the bacteria
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, one additional case of E. coli O157:H7 illness was confirmed in Ontario as part of the ongoing outbreak linked to lettuce.
A Colorado infant is recovering on a breathing machine at Rocky Mountain Hospital in Denver after being diagnosed with a rare type of botulism.
Dr. Tracy Butler with the hospital’