The first anniversary since people started getting sick with Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut products was marked by a national news service trying to find out what happened to the expected
In response to the current multi-state E. coli outbreak traced to ground beef from Fairbank Farms in Ashville, New York, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is
Two students at a high school in Central Florida have contracted Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA), a possibly fatal bacteria, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday, November 5. Although the students
Battle of the Pathogens: ‘Good’ Bacteria Shown to Fight Salmonella on Tomatoes
Researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have found powerful “good” bacteria that can fight
Oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico during the warm months of summer have a high risk of being contaminated with deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Most healthy people don’t
The footprint of states where in mid-September consumers could have bought ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is much larger than was originally reported.
When Fairbank Farms,
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service announced yesterday that the agencies will hold
Two Dentley Beef Hoof products manufactured by Pet Carousel, Inc. in Sanger, CA were recalled Thursday by PetSmart, the national retail chain.
The two recalled products were sold at PetSmart
On Wednesday, the FDA issued an official notice extending to January 4, 2010, the comment period on its draft guidances to minimize food safety hazards of leafy greens, tomatoes, and
In my home state of Washington, if a driver operates a vehicle in a reckless manner and kills another person in the process, the driver may be charged with the
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) met in Geneva last week as part of its effort to better understand the global public