In its latest update on Salmonella infections associated with pet frogs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday said two more cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to
Not so long ago, milk was this country’s number 1 food safety concern. Before milk was routinely pasteurized beginning in the 1920s, it regularly caused large outbreaks of deadly
“After you touch your ducklings or chicks, wash your hands so you don’t get sick!”
So reads the beginning of a new pamphlet designed to educate the public on
Hand washing is paramount after handling animals in public places, according to new guidelines on animal handling from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NAPHV).
This month the
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that it is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. A preliminary analysis indicates the outbreak may be the result
A lab in New York sounded the alarm about the latest outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium connected to African dwarf frogs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports this week.
The three-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to hazelnuts sickened at least eight people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported late last week.
The CDC
In August, 2010, a half million pounds of sausages and hog head cheese were pulled off Louisiana grocery shelves in a recall triggered by what the state Department of Agriculture
As high-level budget negotiations stalled, leaving government shutdown at midnight a real possibility, federal food safety agencies began releasing details on their contingency plans.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
In its first report on a multistate foodborne illness investigation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that Salmonella found in turkey burgers in the homes of two
Drug-resistant pathogens are a growing menace. The speed at which they’re emerging, and the size of the problem, constitute an urgent public health threat, says a federal interagency task
In 1968, some 150 schoolchildren in Norwalk, Ohio became ill with severe viral gastroenteritis that had never been seen before. Four years later, the prototype strain of the virus best