In my job over at Outbreak Database, I have been keeping track of foodborne illness outbreaks – small and large – over the last 12 months. Here are some of the more
From the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Food Safety Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments — United States, 2010
December 23, 2011 / 60(50);1701-1704:
…In 2010, a
Foodborne illness is being blamed for putting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in a Bangkok hospital.
Ms. Yingluck, 45, was suffering from acute diarrhea and vomiting due to food poisoning,
Death is not a stranger in the West African country of Ghana, but killer beans are being blamed for taking an entire family in a freak food poisoning incident.
According
Outbreaks caused by eating contaminated sprouts — “sproutbreaks” — have occurred every year in the United States since at least 1995. These episodes have taught us that sprouts are a risky food
As many as 20 percent of Americans — 60 million people — are more vulnerable to foodborne illness due to their age or health conditions that affect their immune systems, according to
While the timing may have been sensitive (it was just days after the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks), the LA Times’ “Food Poisoning: America’s Homegrown Threat”
Cantaloupe at first blush seems to be a pretty benign fruit. Although a bit ugly on the outside, the inside is a favorite to both young and old – those most
In recognition of food safety month, Food Safety News will be profiling people whose lives have been altered or ended by a foodborne illness. In this series, we hope to
The “Big 5” in food-safety parlance are norovirus, hepatitis A, Salmonella Typhi, Shigella and E. coli O157:H7 and its dangerous cousins, bugs that have high infectivity and can be
Co-authored by Michael Kowalcyk
Ten years ago Thursday, our 2½-year-old son Kevin died from complications due to an E. coli O157:H7 infection. We later learned that Kevin’s
Attorneys and judges who make our criminal system work have been talking for some time about “CSI Syndrome.”
That is the level of expectation for evidence that has developed in