A deadly outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections is under investigation in Montana.
At least 13 people have been sickened and one has died, according to the Flathead City-County Health Department. The last known date of consumption of ground beef implicated in the outbreak was July 14.
The officials investigating
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In the landscape of food safety, the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents a monumental shift towards preventing contamination rather than merely responding to it. A new element of FSMA is the Food Traceability Final Rule (FSMA 204), which is designed to enhance the ability to
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In case you missed it, among the Supreme Court’s panoply of precedent shredding opinions last week was one that overruled the court’s watershed 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Under Chevron, federal courts deferred to an agency’s interpretation of a law
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Meat products made from ground (minced) beef were suspected to be behind a serious E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2023, according to a recent report.
In June 2023, an outbreak of severe gastrointestinal symptoms caused by a rare type of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected by
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Imported beef is to blame for a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people, according to Danish officials.
Since March, 51 people in Denmark have been infected with the same type of Salmonella, said the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has sickened 31 men and
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Two articles have been published giving an insight into official controls in France on Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Listeria contamination in food.
In the first report, monitoring plans aimed to establish the contamination rates of ground (minced) beef and raw milk cheeses by the STEC strains identified as
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Cargill Meat Solutions of Hazleton, PA, is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS).
The establishment reported the issue to FSIS after they identified that previously
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products from Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these
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Authorities in Finland have assessed the food poisoning risk associated with medium-cooked ground beef patties made from Finnish meat and served in food service outlets.
Medium-rare or medium-done ground (minced) beef patties are associated with the potential for microbiological contamination, especially from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). In recent years
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According to findings of a control operation in Finland, the risk management of ground beef steaks served medium in restaurants needs improvement.
The environmental department of the Oulu region analyzed risk management processes during the preparation and serving of ground (minced) meat steaks sold medium-cooked.
Findings showed that customers received
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