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Studies highlight outbreaks in India and Philippines

By News Desk on February 25, 2021

Three studies have been published describing water and foodborne outbreaks in India and the Philippines.

The articles, in a supplement of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, involve Salmonella, Hepatitis A and suspected anthrax. They…
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GAO says USDA needs to tighten up policies at certain labs

By News Desk on November 2, 2017

A federal review of laboratories handling many of the most dangerous pathogens on the planet, including some that can be foodborne such as Brucella and bacterium that cause botulism poisoning, shows room for improvement.

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Anthrax Outbreak on Colorado Ranch Kills Cattle

By News Desk on August 9, 2012

Colorado’s first anthrax outbreak in a generation is being investigated on a Logan County ranch, the state government has confirmed. Anthrax, an infection caused by the spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, has reportedly killed at…
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Letter From The Editor: Moving Plum Island

By Dan Flynn on November 21, 2010

Usually you risk getting arrested if you go some place where they want to see you naked and fondle you, but now you just have to go to the airport.

All the uproar in the…

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Anthrax Links Heroin Deaths In UK & Germany

By Dan Flynn on February 14, 2010

The deaths of two heroin users, a recent one in England and another one last December in Germany, may be linked by anthrax.

Tests carried out at the United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) and…
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Anthrax Warnings for UK Heroin Users

By Dan Flynn on February 9, 2010

Both England and Scotland since December have recorded cases of anthrax where the source is believed to be heroin or a contaminated cutting agent mixed with heroin.

There is no evidence of any person-to-person or…

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A new day: IFT weighs in on the future of the FDA

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By Guest Contributor on January 31, 2023

Letter from the Editor: An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own

By Dan Flynn on January 29, 2023
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