A parasitic worm that causes serious infections, especially via foods and beverages, has sickened at least three mainland visitors to Hawaii’s Big Island, according to state officials.
Hawaii’s health department director has released information provided to the state by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the confirmation
Continue Reading Parasites continue to cause rat lungworm infections in Hawaii
The agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos, which escaped being banned nationally a couple of years ago, soon won’t be legally available in New York or Hawaii.
In 2018, Hawaii enacted legislation to ban chlorpyrifos beginning in 2022. Now, the New York Senate and Assembly have approved legislation that will ban chlorpyrifos from
Continue Reading New York steps ahead of Hawaii on agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos
A Ready-to-Eat (RTE) single-serve condiment manufacturer from New York and a shelf-stable RTE hot sauce manufacturer are both on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for violations of federal food safety rules.
The FDA sent warning letters to the companies in September and August of 2018 and posted them
Continue Reading FDA warns ready-to-eat condiment and hot sauce manufacturers
Hawaii officials are investigating E. coli contamination in well water that has prompted the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut company to recall more than 20 products.
“There is clear evidence that food produced at the Kea‘au facility may be contaminated and consumers may be at risk,” said Peter Oshiro, sanitation branch
Continue Reading Mauna Loa recalls some cookies, 20 macadamia products for E. coli risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Lane.
The National Weather Service has predicted Hurricane Lane would pass to the south-southeast of Hawaii’s Big Island by Wednesday night and then begin a
Continue Reading USDA offers food safety advice for those in path of Hurricane Lane
A foodborne parasite detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital has been traced to consumption of raw wild centipedes, according to a case report by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Researchers from the Southern Medical University and Zhujiang Hospital in Guangzhou said it’s the first time
Continue Reading Rat lungworm cases linked to eating centipedes; host snails increasing in US
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed the first case of rat lungworm disease in the state this year in an adult resident of West Hawaii on Hawaii Island.
The individual became seriously ill earlier this month and is being treated at a hospital. Laboratory results confirmed evidence of the
Continue Reading Hawaii reports first confirmed rat lungworm case of 2018
Ron and Darlene Fields had been married for 26 years when they decided to take a “free” 12-day trip to Hawaii in fall 2016.
Continue Reading ‘Free’ trip leaves man in expensive, lifelong, parasitic nightmare
Hawaii is experiencing an uptick in rat lungworm disease. Six confirmed cases on Maui and another three confirmed cases on the Big Island were reported over the last three months with no deaths. That’s about as many cases as are ever experienced over the course of a year.
Some cases
Continue Reading Rat lungworm cases spike on two Islands, Maui and Big Island
Legislatures in almost a dozen states this year are considering whether to permit sales in one form or another of raw milk, which public health officials say is dangerous because it has not been pasteurized to remove harmful pathogens. But as many of those sessions wind down, it doesn’t look
Continue Reading Raw milk still looking for wins as legislative season nears end
