The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair.Disease investigators recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents
The number of food businesses found to be violating the law during audits last year was around the same as the year before, according to Austria’s annual food safety
The seven people in France part of a Listeria outbreak linked to organic dairy products fell ill over a period of 18 months, according to public health authorities.
Those infected
More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
From July 7 to September
A French child who developed severe complications after being infected by E. coli in 2011 has died.
Nolan Moittie was two years old when he was one of a number
The E. coli outbreak caused by ground Bison is over.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called the outbreak over on Sept.13, 2019.
It ended after
Today, General Mills announced a nation wide recall for 5 lb. bags of its Gold Medal “Unbleached All Purpose Flour” marked with a “better-if-used-by” date of Sept. 6, 2020 for
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I.M. Healthy – goodness the irony.
For a bit(e) of history: In the Spring of 2017, the CDC reported that thirty-two people infected with the outbreak strains of
The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a Massachusetts bakery, two seafood processing facilities in China and Greece because inspectors found significant violations of U.S. food
With the deadline approaching, new safety rules for truck drivers, including definitions for agricultural commodities are not getting much public feedback.
The deadline for comments is Sept. 27, 2019, and
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Foodborne illnesses are not generally considered to be “highly contagious.” There are exceptions of course. Children in close contact can give each other E. coli infections.
But generally speaking,
Gaps in capability to perform some chemical analyses have been identified in a review into official laboratories in the United Kingdom.
The review assessed the capacity, capability, and governance of
