A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study has found that international trade of shellfish might be involved in the dispersal of Vibrio parahaemolyticus populations into the United States and Spain. The study found that
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E. coli outbreaks may be over, but without a source or root cause for the romaine problem
It’s a rare day when two multistate and one single state outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 are declared over.
It’s likely even a first-time event, just another in the odyssey that’s played out since late
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Largest of three romaine-related outbreaks sickened 167 people in 27 states
Federal officials connected some of the dots in their investigation of an E. coli outbreak yesterday when they declared the outbreak over. It was one of three concurrent outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in late
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CDC says U.S. portion of Fresh Express outbreak is over; 5 states impacted
Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits were determined to be the likely source of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that the CDC has declared over with a total of 10 victims in
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Seattle area officials say outbreak linked to romaine appears to be over
The outbreak is thought to be over, but public health officials in the Seattle area continue to investigate the source of E. coli O157:H7 that infected at least 15 people and is linked to romaine
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Romaine outbreaks are over (again)
Another round of romaine-connected E. coli outbreaks is over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Before the end came, infections of E. coli O157: H7
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Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination
One dose of single-antigen hepatitis A vaccine has been shown to control outbreaks of hepatitis A and provides up to 95 percent seroprotection in healthy individuals for up to 11 years.
Please get one and
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Outbreak-related hard boiled egg recall now includes consumer products
Almark Foods is expanding its recall of hard boiled eggs to include products sold directly to consumers, but the company continues to downplay whether its contaminated plant is behind a Listeria outbreak.
Some of
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Egg salad sandwiches join products in recalls linked to Listeria outbreak
A Tennessee company is recalling egg salad sandwiches in 21 states in relation to a contaminated production plant and a Listeria outbreak. However, the sandwich company did not include any date codes for the recalled
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Food safety voices heard during 2019
Editor’s note: Guest opinions columns and editorials or what we call “op-eds” are an important part of Food Safety News. Since we got our start more than a decade ago, we’ve published hundreds of such
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We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble
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It’s Dec. 24, do you know where your name is?
Here at Food Safety News we’ve been checking the year-end Naughty & Nice Lists and we’re ready to nominate some names. When it comes
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