An international food safety network was involved in double the number of incidents from July to September compared to the previous quarter.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), managed by the Food and Agriculture
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The Danone company has been hit by several food safety issues recently, including a consumer reporting insects in a pack of its infant formula and another batch of baby formula testing positive for Cronobacter sakazakii
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In a refreshed warning this week, the government discusses Cronobacter contamination, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminded consumers is sometimes found in powdered infant formulas, and to a lesser degree herbal teas,
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There is no evidence linking four ongoing Cronobacter sakazakii infections in infants across four states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in a joint
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As Missouri public health officials investigate the death of a 10-day-old infant who may have succumbed to a rare Cronobacter sakazakii (C. sakazakii) infection, Walmart said it is recalling a single batch of Enfamil powdered
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Cronobacter sakazakii is an environmental contaminant, which mostly affects only a small subset of the population, such as premature babies and infants under 1 year of age. It is most notable for being associated with
Hero baby formula has been recalled in the United Arab Emerites (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii).
The recalls came after the Abu
In the October 30, 2009, edition of its weekly MMWR publication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on an investigation in November, 2008, when Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria was isolated in two different
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“Classifications are theories about the basis of natural order, not dull catalogues compiled only to avoid chaos.” Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life (1989), 98.
Enterobacter sakazakii, a gram-negative bacillus, is a rare cause of bloodstream
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