Reports of people selling meat out of trucks and backpacks in an Indiana community spurred health officials to issue a public warning and a request for help Wednesday.
“There is great risk in buying meat
Continue Reading
Indiana restaurant reopens; link to illnesses remains unclear
Following at least 10 reported illnesses, plus a temporary closure, health department hearing and fine — all after being in business for less than a month — a Mexican restaurant in South Bend, IN, is
Indiana Confirms 3 of 6 Illnesses as E. Coli O157
The Indiana State Department of Health has confirmed E. coli O157:H7 infection in three individuals as part of an investigation into reports of diarrheal illness in three northern Indiana counties. The cases are among a
Continue Reading
Indiana Store Fined, Placed on Probation for Food Safety Violations
A Mishawaka, IN, gas station and convenience store operator has been fined for repeatedly violating county health code violations. Philly Boy’s, located in the Marathon gas station in Mishawaka, has been ordered to pay $1,100
Continue Reading
Update: Two Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak Possibly Linked to IN Daycare
A spokeswoman for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) told Food Safety News on Wednesday, Aug. 12, that there are two confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and that there have also been two
Continue Reading
State Legislatures Pass on Adopting GMO-Labeling Policies This Year
U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) may want to send some thank-you letters out to state legislative leaders who shut down efforts to get in his way this year. Pompeo is the GOP’s point man in
Continue Reading
Several Campylobacter Cases Linked to Raw Milk Reported in Indiana
According to the health department in Daviess County, Indiana, Campylobacter cases have been reported in several children younger than 2 in the Odon and Montgomery areas of the county. Some of the cases have been
Continue Reading
Indiana General Assembly Passes Tough New Ag Property Trespass Law
Call it farm protection, Hoosier-style. The Indiana General Assembly has sent farm protection legislation without any “gags” to Gov. Mike Pence for his signature. The bill does not ban taking pictures or making videos, does
Continue Reading
Indiana, Kentucky Win Prestigious Public Health Award
The Indiana State Department of Health and the Kentucky Department of Public Health have been awarded the John J. Guzewich Environmental Public Health Team Award for their combined response to the multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked
Continue Reading
Indiana Orchard and Winery Tests Negative for E. Coli
The Indiana State Department of Health says that environmental test samples from Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, IN, are negative for E. coli. Louisville’s WAVE 3 News reports that the samples were collected from
Continue Reading
Three Sick With E. Coli in KY and IN
The Louisville Metro Health Department has linked three cases of E. coli reported in Louisville and Indiana through genetic fingerprinting. All three victims reportedly visited Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, IN, between Sept. 20
Continue Reading