Sweden has become the latest country to report Shigella infections in people who had been to Cape Verde.
Shigella patients have also been found in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany,
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
The FDA is investigating a new outbreak on infections related to consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts.
At least 15 people in Nebraska have become sick from Salmonella Typhimurium. U.S.
SunSprout Enterprises is recalling raw alfalfa sprouts because of potential contamination with Salmonella. This recall is a result of an investigation by Nebraska and the federal CDC of an outbreak
This year saw the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue notices on 11 multi-state foodborne illness outbreaks, ranging from ground beef to strawberries.
The Food and Drug Administration’s
Several months before this date 30 years ago, a Black Swan event occurred in Japan.
The 67-year-old president of the United States, George H.W. Bush while at a state
Ten people were sick and one died in China this past year after eating a toxic plant.
The food poisoning was caused by the wild plant Anisodus tanguticus, which contains
Nebraska officials are urging the public to avoid eating alfalfa sprouts after at least a dozen people have been confirmed sick in an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium.
The sick people
Investigations into almost 200 foodborne illnesses in Australia after eating a brand of baby spinach have revealed what caused the illnesses.
Riviera Farms said the spinach was contaminated with a
Researchers have found a mixed salad contaminated with the same type of Listeria that caused a multi-country outbreak with 54 cases and 10 deaths several years ago.
Salad and other
A fatal Listeria outbreak in the United Kingdom has been traced to a salmon-smoking processing factory in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have now
Nestlé has been given permission to partially reopen a plant in France where pizzas behind a serious E. coli outbreak were made.
French officials from the Nord area of the
