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Publisher’s Platform: Besides hepatitis A, what do McDonald’s, Applebee’s and Texas Roadhouse have in common?

By Bill Marler on April 16, 2018

Answer: They are all in Kentucky where a hepatitis A outbreak has been ongoing for months. With 272 people infected with Hepatitis A in Kentucky, restaurants must offer hepatitis A vaccines to employees – its …
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McDonald’s stock slips on news of hepatitis A infected worker

By Coral Beach on April 13, 2018

Another foodservice worker in Kentucky has been confirmed infected with the hepatitis A virus, but this time a McDonald’s location is implicated and the customers who ate and drank there are not the only people…
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Kentucky food handler with hepatitis A exposes customers

By News Desk on April 11, 2018

The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department is investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a food preparation worker at a convenience store in Ashland, a Kentucky city on the southern bank of the Ohio River.

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County exec says sick employee caused outbreak; state less sure

By Coral Beach on March 9, 2016

The top official in Estill County Kentucky says a sick restaurant employee caused a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 83, but state officials say the root cause remains unknown. Eagles Roost Sports Bar, Irvine, Ken. Wallace Taylor, executive judge for Estill County,…
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Root cause of Kentucky Salmonella outbreak eludes officials

By News Desk on March 8, 2016

State officials say a Salmonella outbreak in Estill County Kentucky that has sickened at least 72 is winding down as the root cause continues to evade investigators as it has for the past month. root-cause-magnifying-glassA…
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Patient count increasing in Kentucky Salmonella outbreak

By Coral Beach on February 19, 2016

More than 50 people are now confirmed sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Kentucky where health officials are asking for the public’s patience and assistance to find the cause. KentuckyThe Eagles Roost, a sports bar…
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Officials decline to name Kentucky restaurant in Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on February 6, 2016

KyestillThe Estill County, Kentucky Health Department reports that it is investigating a Salmonella outbreak in the community. Of the 41 people showing symptoms, 19 are confirmed to have Salmonella infections. All 19 of those people…
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Egg-Producing States File Appeal Over California’s Proposition 2

By Dan Flynn on March 9, 2015

States that, until recently, sold a total of 2 billion shell eggs a year in California clearly don’t intend to give up on that lucrative Golden State market without a fight. After first getting tossed…
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2015

State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election year. In Alabama,…
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Why I’ll Never Give Raw Milk to My Children Again

By Amy Nordyke on October 14, 2014

More than a few years ago, I made a decision that I never dreamed would result in one of my children having to fight for his life. I was looking for a way to improve…
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