A faster government reaction to the 2011 Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey might have resulted in less illnesses, according to a new analysis.
Health officials identified ground turkey from Cargill Meat Solutions as the likely outbreak source a full 22 weeks after the first person fell ill and
Continue Reading Study Finds Clumsy Government Response to 2011 Salmonella Ground Turkey Outbreak
After two nationwide Salmonella outbreaks linked to ground turkey sickened at least 148 people last year, the federal government has decided to implement stricter pathogen controls for raw ground poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday in a policy statement that all
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In a little less than two years, recalled foods have been linked to 1,753 illnesses, 464 hospitalizations and at least 37 deaths and have cost the public $227 million in health costs, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. In a report that U.S. PIRG calls a ‘snapshot look”
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The popular Men’s Health magazine is the latest to weigh in with a list of dangerous foods, along with information on how to increase their safety if you are still inclined to eat them.
The Men’s Health list includes the 10 most often contaminated foods that are likely to be
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Minneapolis-based Cargill is out with an earnings report showing the recall of 18,000 tons of ground turkey and the associated plant closure coincides with one of its “weakest quarters” ever for its meat business.
Cargill said it earned $100 million from continuing operations for the fiscal 2012 quarter ended Nov.
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Outbreaks from Salmonella-contaminated ground turkey killed one person and sickened nearly 90 others in 28 states this year, highlighting the dangers associated with a product increasingly popular with consumers as an alternative to ground beef.
Producers are not required to keep poultry with salmonella bacteria off the market. The government
The national outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg infection traced to Cargill ground turkey is apparently over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
The seven months-long outbreak, which resulted in a massive recall — the largest-ever Class I food recall in the U.S. — poisoned 136 people in 34
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A Salmonella outbreak traced to Cargill Inc. ground turkey has claimed 130 more victims – workers laid off at the company’s Springdale, Ark, processing plant.
“We have people who don’t have any work,” Cargill spokesman Mike Martin told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The Minnesota-based meat company, which employs a
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Ten more cases and two more states have been added to the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak associated with Cargill ground turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
The outbreak, which prompted the largest Class I recall in history, has so far spread over 34 states, sickening 129 and
Continue Reading Cargill Ground Turkey Outbreak Toll Climbs to 129
A sample of ground turkey from Cargill’s Sept. 11 recall of 185,000 pounds of ground turkey tested positive for the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak strain (XbaI PFGE pattern 58/BlnI pattern 76), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Tuesday.
In updating the earlier recall notice
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