Several years ago, I was giving a talk at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ conference in Boston. My talk was primarily an overview of where food safety has come
McDonald’s officials have confirmed that Taylor Farms was the supplier of onions that have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to Quarter Pounder burgers sold at
The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has not yet found the source of the pathogen.
As of Oct. 23, health officials had
A food service supplier has reported that Taylor Farms had recalled onions because of concerns about E. coli.
The recall comes as public health inspectors are investigating a deadly E.
Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have made a major breakthrough in agricultural biotechnology, focusing on the use of nanotechnology to combat E. coli contamination in
An outbreak of Salmonella infections stretched from coast to coast has been declared over.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 93 confirmed patients were confirmed, 34 of
Investigators are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella Liverpool infections. The source of the pathogen has not yet been determined.
The Food and Drug Administration reports that three people have
Ireland has reported the number of infections caused by major pathogens from April to June.
Data comes from a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) that includes
The number of confirmed patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite continues to increase, with 60 people now sick. A source of the parasites has not yet
Dutch scientists have created a framework that can be used when looking into the reuse of water on food crops.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
The FDA continues to investigate six ongoing outbreaks from foodborne pathogens, with increasing patient counts in four of the six.
This week, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed reports from
Investigators from the FDA have discovered a new outbreak of infections from Salmonella Enteritidis.
According to the Food and Drug Administration’s notice, the outbreak has already sickened 66 people.
