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Taco Bell employee infected with hepatitis A; county in Washington issues health alert

Health officials in Snohomish County, WA, are warning people who ate at two Taco Bell locations to monitor themselves for signs of hepatitis A infections and get vaccinated if they

By News Desk

/ 25 May 2023

Taco Bell employee infected with hepatitis A; county in Washington issues health alert

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

— OPINION — I must admit, in 30 years of doing food safety, I seldom recall a health department withholding from the public the source of an outbreak – even Norovirus. I am

By Bill Marler

/ 25 May 2023

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

Public health officials continue to investigate multiple foodborne illness outbreaks

The FDA is working on tracing the source of a Salmonella Entertidis outbreak linked to cookie dough from Papa Murphy’s pizza restaurants. It has not been reported if the

By Coral Beach

/ 25 May 2023

Public health officials continue to investigate multiple foodborne illness outbreaks

Social media experiment challenges those ‘use-by’ dates

The use of social media might be making people smarter, but sadly that does not appear to be true for all topics. There are endless examples of social media being

By News Desk

/ 25 May 2023

Social media experiment challenges those ‘use-by’ dates

Dutch figures highlight issues at slaughterhouses; food safety compromised

The Dutch food agency identified 5,700 possible violations in red meat and poultry slaughterhouses in the first half of 2022. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

By News Desk

/ 25 May 2023

Dutch figures highlight issues at slaughterhouses; food safety compromised

Thai green peppers recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella

Fresh Direct Produce is recalling Simply Hot brand Thai Green Peppers from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recall was

By News Desk

/ 24 May 2023

Thai green peppers recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella

50 sick in Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm

Fifty cases of Cryptosporidium have been traced to a farm on an island off the south coast of England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s South East branch has

By News Desk

/ 24 May 2023

50 sick in Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

— OPINION — When do dark kitchens need the sanitizing light of local consumer safety oversight? Never, according to Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Republican, and Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson. This is

By Guest Opinion

/ 24 May 2023

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

USDA announces case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in South Carolina beef cow

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter

By News Desk

/ 24 May 2023

USDA announces case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in South Carolina beef cow

Hot sauce recalled in New York over risk of pressurization from fermentation

Brooklyn Delhi, of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling over 18,000 units of its “Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce” because the product may become pressurized from fermentation and pose a safety risk

By News Desk

/ 23 May 2023

Hot sauce recalled in New York over risk of pressurization from fermentation

Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough linked to Salmonella outbreak in 6 states

Federal officials as well as officials in Oregon and Washington are investigating Salmonella illnesses linked to Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough products. “Cookie Dough has been an ongoing Salmonella

By Coral Beach

/ 23 May 2023

Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough linked to Salmonella outbreak in 6 states

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.” The eleven

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 May 2023

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

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Taco Bell employee infected with hepatitis A; county in Washington issues health alert

Publisher’s Platform: Health officials should report what restaurant is linked to outbreak

Social media experiment challenges those ‘use-by’ dates

Dutch figures highlight issues at slaughterhouses; food safety compromised

Thai green peppers recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella

50 sick in Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm

Montana: Keep dark kitchens in the light

USDA announces case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in South Carolina beef cow

Hot sauce recalled in New York over risk of pressurization from fermentation

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game