State officials suspended the license of Pride & Joy Dairy today and again warned the public to not drink any of the dairy’s organic, unpasteurized, raw milk because lab tests have confirmed it is contaminated
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Cyclospora cases through the roof; CDC can’t find source
Almost 1,000 people in the United States have contracted infections from Cyclospora parasites since May 1. Health officials are baffled, saying they haven’t been able to discover the source of the microscopic creatures, which infect
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Britain issues warning about ‘Brexit virus’ in EU pork products
Just in time for summer, there’s a new warning out in Britain over the “Brexit virus,” so named because the pork sausages making people sick are said to originate mostly from pig farms in France,
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County wants public’s help with ‘Safe Eats on Kern Streets’
A program launched Monday by the Kern County Public Health Services seeks to reduce foodborne illnesses associated with food trucks and street vendors while encouraging the public to report sellers who don’t have proper permits.
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FDA warns U.S. consumers about baby food recall in Canada
In a rare move, the Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. residents to
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Food safety educator’s take on sprouts — cook them to kill risk
Editor’s note: The Food and Drug Administration published draft guidance for sprout growers in recent days and is accepting public comments. In the meantime, Jane Hart of the Michigan State Universty Extension program offers
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Rules for Safe Food for Canadians Act reach final review phase
Canada is running a couple of years behind the U.S. when it comes to overhauling its basic food safety law, but very shortly it will catch up. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has opened a
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Texas team develops oral vaccine against Salmonella
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed an oral vaccine against the foodborne pathogen responsible for the most hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.
It will likely take about
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CDC identifies bacteria that killed 3 who ate church meal
A Thanksgiving Day meal served by a church group in Antioch, CA, that killed three people was evidently contaminated with the bacteria Clostridium perfringens.
“Clostridium perfringens is one
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Texas county blames 13 brucellosis cases on raw Mexican-style cheeses
A record 13 cases of human brucellosis in Dallas County, TX, are being blamed on unpasteurized Mexican-style cheeses. 
Dallas County officials issued an advisory last week asking local clinicians to be aware of possible cases
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