The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Washington State Department of Health confirmed yesterday that food served at Taco Bell restaurants is the source of Salmonella Hartford and
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday that the agency is collaborating with public health officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.
The debate over the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture brought veterinarians, public health officials, scientists, and industry representatives to Congress last week for a hearing, the third in
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new study highlighting the increasing frequency of salsa and guacamole-based foodborne illness outbreaks.
This study, which was presented by
FSIS, FDA, and CDC Announce Dates for Public Meetings to Measure Progress
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the U.S.
In the June issue of the Journal of Food Protection, a study conducted in Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) sites identified an association between riding in a shopping cart
In a new study from Temple University, researchers highlight the need for an interstate system to track and manage foodborne illnesses.
In the past month, two multi-state foodborne illness outbreaks
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on May 21 issued what it said will be its final report on the E. coli O145 five-state outbreak
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Urgent Nationwide Alfalfa Sprout Recall – Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 10 States
Salmonella identified in raw alfalfa sprouts, linked to 22
Study by The Produce Safety Project Finds U.S. Food Safety System Needs To Integrate Human Health, Animal, and Plant Pathogen Data
The Produce Safety Project, a joint initiative of
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update on the E. coli O145 outbreak linked to Freshway Foods romaine lettuce.
As of May 11, 2010, there
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says illnesses from E. coli O157:H7 fell to a five-year low in the U.S. last year. CDC attributed the improvement