At least 20 people are sick with Salmonella infections after eating food from a Chicago taqueria. Ten people have been hospitalized.
The Chicago Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health are investigating the outbreak. The agencies reported today that Carniceria Guanajuato voluntarily closed the taqueria on
Continue Reading Half of the Victims in the Salmonella outbreak hospitalized; Chicago taqueria closed
State and federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella infections related to ground beef.
So far the Illinois Department of Health has identified 26 confirmed cases. A source of ground beef has not yet been found. Illness onset dates range from April 25 to May 18, but additional
Continue Reading New Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beefLocal, state and federal officials are investigating Ton Shen Health in relation to elevated lead levels in children and two deaths that occurred after people took a Life Rising brand dietary supplement. The Chicago-based Ton Shen Health company recalled one lot of Life Rising brand “DHZC-2” tablets on Aug. 11
Continue Reading Life Rising tablets suspected in elevated lead cases, 2 deaths
July 1 is the start date for new Illinois regulations that allow on-farm sales of raw milk directly to consumers. The change did not require legislative action, but rather was accomplished by a three-year rewrite of rules by the Illinois Department of Public Health. So far there have only been
Continue Reading New regs offer raw milk dairy farms path to legalization
Two years of tweaking raw milk policies in Illinois has opened the state to legal raw milk sales for the first time in 30 years, but only on the farm where it is produced. The change comes as a result of a regulatory process involving the Illinois Department of Public
Continue Reading Illinois switch: On-the-farm raw milk sales now legal
Update: As of Nov. 6 , 70 people who attended the Pike County Color Drive on Oct. 17-18. and drank apple cider have become ill. Victims range in age from less than one year to 89 years old. Laboratory results are currently pending, per samples submitted to both the IDPH
Continue Reading Update: 70 Illnesses in Illinois Possibly Linked to Apple Cider
After 30 years or more, Illinois is about to get procedures for permitting and inspecting dairy farms that will make the sale and distribution of raw milk legal in the Land of Lincoln. Raw milk dairies that have operated in the shadows during those years probably don’t see it that
Continue Reading IL Restricts Raw Milk Sales While Making Them Legal
