Hepatitis A

Worker at fresh produce company positive for hepatitis A; alert issued

Please see clarification regarding another company with the same name. A food handler has tested positive for hepatitis A, spurring a public alert for anyone who bought fresh fruits or

By News Desk

/ 14 Oct 2019

Worker at fresh produce company positive for hepatitis A; alert issued

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Opinion America’s food safety attorney Bill Marler, who by way of proper disclosure is also the publisher of Food Safety News, wants food handlers vaccinated for Hepatitis A. Fact

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Oct 2019

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Michigan warns residents about hepatitis A risks, and latest cases

Michigan is not most at risk for hepatitis A, but the state has begun warning residents about the widespread outbreak it and surrounding states are experiencing. The Michigan Department of

By News Desk

/ 24 Sep 2019

Michigan warns residents about hepatitis A risks, and latest cases

Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported clams

Authorities in an Australian state have linked eight Hepatitis A patients to imported clams. The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority advised consumers who bought salted or pickled clams from

By News Desk

/ 19 Sep 2019

Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported clams

Almost 25,000 infected with hepatitis A after 30 months, 244 deaths

The 30th month of state and local Hepatitis A outbreaks is in the books with no end in sight. And while food and water contamination is often the thing that

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Sep 2019

Almost 25,000 infected with hepatitis A after 30 months, 244 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, CDC, time to recommend Food Service Workers be vaccinated against hepatitis A

Presently, there has been outbreaks of hepatitis A that were first identified in 2016. I started noticing the outbreak in San Diego in 2016, spreading to Utah, Kentucky and beyond.

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Sep 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, CDC, time to recommend Food Service Workers be vaccinated against hepatitis A

Philadelphia reports E. Coli outbreak with “shared restaurant exposure”

Philadelphia, a city already dealing with one public health crisis, now must battle an E. coli outbreak. As many as 14 new E. coli infections in Philadelphia may involve ” shared

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Sep 2019

Philadelphia reports E. Coli outbreak with “shared restaurant exposure”

NJ food handler worked with hepatitis A infection; 27 confirmed sick, 1 dead

A food handler infected with hepatitis A who worked at New Jersey’s Mendham Golf and Tennis Club is likely responsible for 27 illnesses including one death. The outbreak, traced

By News Desk

/ 27 Aug 2019

NJ food handler worked with hepatitis A infection; 27 confirmed sick, 1 dead

Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

Two health agencies in Australia are investigating a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the South Korean community. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Directorate and New South Wales (NSW)

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2019

Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has tracked state outbreaks of Hepatitis A for the last three years, and it is not getting any prettier.

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Aug 2019

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Last week the Washington State Department of Health declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in multiple counties in people who are living homeless or who use drugs. The outbreak includes

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Germany had almost 900 foodborne outbreaks last year

Almost 900 suspected foodborne outbreaks were reported in Germany last year including one due to Salmonella with almost 200 ill and another from Listeria that continued into this year with

By Joe Whitworth

/ 14 Aug 2019

Germany had almost 900 foodborne outbreaks last year

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Hepatitis A

Worker at fresh produce company positive for hepatitis A; alert issued

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Michigan warns residents about hepatitis A risks, and latest cases

Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported clams

Almost 25,000 infected with hepatitis A after 30 months, 244 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, CDC, time to recommend Food Service Workers be vaccinated against hepatitis A

Philadelphia reports E. Coli outbreak with “shared restaurant exposure”

NJ food handler worked with hepatitis A infection; 27 confirmed sick, 1 dead

Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, Washington State Health Authorities and Restaurants, make me proud and let’s vaccinate against Hepatitis A

Germany had almost 900 foodborne outbreaks last year

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