Victims of the ongoing Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe are calling on lawmakers to launch an investigation into the epidemic, which has now killed at least 21 people and sickened
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations produced the Food Safety Modernization Act after a series of public hearings on tragic foodborne illness outbreaks involving everything from peanut butter to eggs.
The Salmonella Agona bacteria causing illnesses linked to imported papayas also cropped up in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, but the source of that outbreak
Firefighters train by burning empty houses and pilots practice emergency landings. But foodborne illness response teams aren’t called into action until a real crisis is at hand. Until now,
As of Tuesday, the toll in the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 attributed to raw sprouts in Europe had risen to 4,023 cases, including 885 with hemolytic uremic
Bit by bit, gene by gene, doctors and researchers in Germany and around the globe are cobbling together a profile of the microbe responsible for Europe’s alarming outbreak of
Early doctors’ reports of E. coli poisoning in northern Germany took as long as 16 days to wend their way up the government system and alert national health authorities, seriously
The German E. coli outbreak that has now claimed 37 lives and damaged fresh produce markets across Europe finally seems to be abating; but the question of how the suspect
So the mystery of Germany’s sproutbreak is finally solved. Let the finger-pointing begin.
Nearly six weeks into the European epidemic of toxic E. coli O104:H4, German authorities Friday
Almost two weeks after the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced that cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes were the most likely sources of the deadly E. coli O104:H4 bacteria outbreak in
According to the state-run Xinjua news agency, China’s Supreme Peoples court issued an order over the weekend stating violations of food safety that cause fatalities should result in death
If you’re going to come down with Salmonella or some other kind of foodborne illness, here’s some advice: Do it in Minnesota.
Getting sick won’t be any