Until Food Safety News Managing Editor Coral Beach called me recently to talk about the relationship between the FDA’s budget and that of the entire federal government, it had been a while since I had
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Publisher’s Platform: What the heck is up with Salmonella and Cantaloupe?
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In the United States as of today, a total of 407 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella were reported from 44 states (Alaska 1, Arizona 15, Arkansas 2…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: What the heck is up with Salmonella and Cantaloupe?Outbreak prompts call to create a CDC in the Philippines
A senator has called for the creation of an agency to deal with public health after almost 3,000 people fell ill in the Philippines.
Senator Win Gatchalian is co-author of the Philippine Center for Disease…
Continue Reading Outbreak prompts call to create a CDC in the PhilippinesFive human deaths blamed on Avian flu with no signs of letting up
Those Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses known as A(H5N1) that have led to the destruction of millions upon millions of birds around the world have, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Continue Reading Five human deaths blamed on Avian flu with no signs of letting upThe avian flu virus is rapidly spreading through commercial flocks in the U.S.
The Avian influenza summer break is not only over, it has been smashed. In the past 30 days, the virus has spread to 106 commercial flocks in 23 states. And California is the latest to…
Continue Reading The avian flu virus is rapidly spreading through commercial flocks in the U.S.High technology is the key to detecting foodborne outbreaks over space and time
Most people think of foodborne illness outbreaks as spanning a few days or weeks. But, with current technology, disease detectives can find patients of a single outbreak spread across several years and multiple states.
That…
Continue Reading High technology is the key to detecting foodborne outbreaks over space and timeAvian flu kills more than 61 million birds, but CDC still sees only a slight threat to humans
After a summer pause, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic in the United States resumed last month, first as a single event, then as a cluster of cases, and it is now spreading across…
Continue Reading Avian flu kills more than 61 million birds, but CDC still sees only a slight threat to humansSafer food and fewer health risks were again inviting world travel, but terrorism is back
That Worldwide Caution for American travelers comes just as foodborne illnesses and human health concerns largely faded after the pandemic
The U.S. caution against foreign travel was issued after the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli…
Continue Reading Safer food and fewer health risks were again inviting world travel, but terrorism is backCracking the cronobacter case
This column was first published by Q/A and is reprinted here with permission of the author and Q/A.
By Mitzi Baum
At Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), we are dedicated to creating effective food safety policy…
Continue Reading Cracking the cronobacter caseMultistate Salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health officials across several states are actively investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections, which has been linked to the handling of small turtles.
As of…
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