Two months after Denver declared its outbreak of hepatitis A, the viral disease has taken the life of a resident of the Mile High City.
“Deaths from hepatitis A are rare, but they can occur,
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Pet food firm sues FDA; wants some Salmonella to be allowed
A company that markets raw meat and poultry as pet food is suing the FDA saying the agency’s intolerance of Salmonella contamination violates the U.S. Constitution and is a bunch of “gobbledygook.”
Lystn LLC, doing
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Kid businesses — including food sales — could be exempted from Colorado law
A woodworker, a filmmaker, and a designer — all just kids with their own businesses — were among those who testified this week before a Colorado legislative committee in support of the Legalizing Minors’ Businesses
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Immediate closure ordered for Almanza’s Mexican Food in Northern Colorado
A Northern Colorado Mexican restaurant with a horrible food inspection record was ordered to immediately shut down Monday by county commissioners.
For the second time in as many years, operations at Almanza’s Mexican Food at
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Colorado restaurant goes out of business following Salmonella outbreak
La Luz Mexican Grill Inc., an Old Town Fort Collins, CO, restaurant associated with a local Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 30 of its customers, has gone out of business.
The restaurant at 200
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Northern Colorado restaurant involved in Salmonella outbreak set to reopen today
A Northern Colorado restaurant at the center of a local Salmonella outbreak will reopen today after being closed for almost three weeks.
La Luz Mexican Grill, located in Old Town Fort Collins, closed “voluntarily” on
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Food safety might come up in handful of state ballot measures
State and local ballot issues involving food and agriculture sometimes push food safety onto the political stage. Not much of that is likely in 2018, however, because this year only a handful of states are
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State legislative season underway with food bills on the table
At least 30 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, are already open for new legislative business. Most others will join the legislative season by next month.
They are essential to food safety
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Halloween toil and trouble
Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. Proper preparation by parents can go a long way for children of all ages who indulge in holiday activities and
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Seafood processor warned by FDA for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in Colorado is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control point (HAACP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA’s Division IV
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Publisher’s Platform: For goodness sake, vaccinate – for Hep A
There are now 16 dead with 292 sickened with hepatitis A in San Diego — mostly in the ignored homeless population. And, the numbers of people with this preventable disease is spiking. Colorado has 57
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