TORONTO – Using crowdsourced data for foodborne outbreak investigations can work but poses a number of challenges, according to a session at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference.
Jennifer Beal, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Laura Gieraltowski, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
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The United States and several other countries are investigating an increase of hepatitis infections in young children.
Since November 2021, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are probing illnesses of nine children less than 10 years old.
These children had symptoms of
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a study on cake decorating “luster dust” associated with toxic metal poisonings.
Decorating foods with luster dust and similar products is a current trend, popularized on television programs, instructional videos, blogs and in magazine articles, according to the Centers for Disease
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of 17 Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to pet hedgehogs.
The cluster was detected in July 2020 by PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for enteric disease surveillance. The isolates were closely related genetically to each other by whole genome
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Eating with family and making large buffets is a common holiday tradition for New Year’s Eve. One key safety fact to remember: drinking alcoholic beverages does not kill foodborne pathogens.
This year with Covid-19 cases rising and filling hospitals it is extra important to be safe and help reduce hospital
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China has banned trading of wild animals until the novel coronavirus outbreak is brought under control.
There are more than 6,000 confirmed cases with almost 7,000 more suspected infections and 132 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The source of infection is still unknown.
Most of those sick
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Two federal agencies in the United States are part of efforts to find the source of food poisoning in Uganda that led to four deaths.
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration are involved in the investigation of the outbreak that occurred in March
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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned Wednesday following reports that she bought shares in a tobacco company, among other financial dealings that presented a conflict of interest.
“Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial
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Your faithful scribes here at Food Safety News deal daily with many federal and state food safety agencies. How we are able to interact with these organizations is a big factor in how effective we are in keeping you up to date on food safety. Among these agencies, none is
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More than 90 percent of U.S. children aged 6-18 years eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report released on Tuesday. 
This report provides the most recent data detailing how
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