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Hundreds who attended Imelda Marcos birthday party sickened with food borne illnesses

They gave Imelda Marcos a big birthday party on July 3, and ever since then foodborne illness has made many of her guests sick, but she is just fine. Since

By News Desk

/ 8 Jul 2019

Hundreds who attended Imelda Marcos birthday party sickened with food borne illnesses

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Opinion I gave the office the 5th off, but had the opportunity to talk with Fox 10 about the “Blue Bell Licker.” According to the report: Police in East Texas

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jul 2019

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Letter from the Editor: FOIA exemption will keep cash payments secret, not more secure

Opinion Correction: When originally posted, we inadvertently included the $700 billion for SNAP, which is a ten-year estimate, not an annual figure. SNAP’s annual cost, as of 2016,

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Jul 2019

Letter from the Editor: FOIA exemption will keep cash payments secret, not more secure

EFSA lists food safety research needs

The European Food Safety Authority has identified research priorities in food safety for the next five to 10 years. The agency listed its regulatory research priorities under three streams: Safe

By News Desk

/ 7 Jul 2019

Study finds variation of lead uptake in fruits, veggies; risk highest for children

Researchers have suggested guidance in the United Kingdom should be revised because it does not recognize how lead is stored in soil and transferred to vegetables. Recent years have seen

By News Desk

/ 6 Jul 2019

Study finds variation of lead uptake in fruits, veggies; risk highest for children

CDC, FDA say only Cavi brand papayas linked to outbreak; more people sick

As the patient count continues to increase, officials have narrowed the likely source of a papaya-related Salmonella outbreak to one distributor selling the tropical fruit under the Cavi brand.

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Jul 2019

UK sends Salmonella-contaminated chicken back to Brazil

The United Kingdom has returned multiple containers of chicken to Brazil during a period of more than a year because of Salmonella. Tereza Cristina, Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and

By Joe Whitworth

/ 5 Jul 2019

UK sends Salmonella-contaminated chicken back to Brazil

FDA modifies alerts for food imports

The FDA uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations on food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’

By News Desk

/ 5 Jul 2019

Recommendations made in food hygiene ratings system review

A review of the food hygiene ratings system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resulted in 12 recommendations. The assessment of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), commissioned by

By News Desk

/ 5 Jul 2019

Pig ear recall follows multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak.

At least one recall has followed the July 3 announcement that federal and state officials are investigating contaminated pig ear dog treats that are likely responsible for a multistate, multidrug-

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Jul 2019

Pig ear recall follows multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak.

Antibiotic resistance complicates treatment of people infected in pig ear outbreak

Pig ear dog treats are the suspected source of a multidrug-resistant, multistate Salmonella outbreak among humans, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Jul 2019

Antibiotic resistance complicates treatment of people infected in pig ear outbreak

Timing, temperature and tragedy — avoid the third on July 4th with simple food safety practices

Editor’s note: Children, pregnant women and older adults can develop serious and life-threatening illnesses from food poisoning. Holidays usually include these high-risk groups, making food safety even

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 4 Jul 2019

Timing, temperature and tragedy — avoid the third on July 4th with simple food safety practices

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Hundreds who attended Imelda Marcos birthday party sickened with food borne illnesses

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Letter from the Editor: FOIA exemption will keep cash payments secret, not more secure

EFSA lists food safety research needs

Study finds variation of lead uptake in fruits, veggies; risk highest for children

CDC, FDA say only Cavi brand papayas linked to outbreak; more people sick

UK sends Salmonella-contaminated chicken back to Brazil

FDA modifies alerts for food imports

Recommendations made in food hygiene ratings system review

Pig ear recall follows multistate, multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak.

Antibiotic resistance complicates treatment of people infected in pig ear outbreak

Timing, temperature and tragedy — avoid the third on July 4th with simple food safety practices