State test results of lettuce thought to be linked to an outbreak of E. coli infections in St. Louis County have come back negative, but officials say a caterer’s food is still on their radar.
Health officials have reported that 106 people, including students from Rockwood Summit High School
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So as Food Safety News Editor, Dan Flynn, said in 2012, let us thank United Fresh Produce Association for:
– Killing the nation’s only (real) produce surveillance program (it was on life support until the end of 2012 and FDA has a small program).
– Turning Congress against the
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As of Nov. 17, there have been 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli reported from 18 states according to the CDC.
the states impacted are as follows: Wyoming 1, Washington 8, Virginia 1, Texas 1, South Carolina 2, Pennsylvania 1, Oregon 3, Ohio 1, North
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“Over the last few months, we have seen a stunning number of outbreaks, and I know because I have been doing this work since the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak,” said William “Bill” Marler. “From Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli and foods as varied as cucumbers, deli meat, chicken
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Preparing a safe and delicious salad for Thanksgiving involves following safe food handling practices to minimize the risk of foodborne illness. Here’s how you can do that.
Wash Your Hands: Start by washing your hands thoroughly with soap and water before handling any food.
Choose Fresh Ingredients: Use fresh and
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At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was notified of illnesses on Nov. 13, and working
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Damn, the last few months have been maddening, saddening and exhausting. What is going on?
Yu Shang Food Listeria Outbreak
As of November 22, 2024, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from four states – California (7), Illinois (2), New York (1) and New Jersey (1).
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Several years ago, I was giving a talk at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ conference in Boston. My talk was primarily an overview of where food safety has come since the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in 1993.
At one point I introduced an article I
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A 2023 outbreak of Trichinellosis linked to undercooked bear meat in western North Carolina highlights the ongoing risks associated with consuming wild game, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report emphasizes the need to educate hunters and the public about safe meat
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There’s been no person-to-person spread, and the human health risk remains low, but some measures of the bird flu do keep creeping up, according to recent reports by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For example, the CDC confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in
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