This year saw dozens of well-publicized foodborne illness outbreaks. While many of them were found to have sickened a handful of individuals, a few stood out as especially wide in scope. Food Safety News has
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CA Shigella Outbreak Now at 190 Illnesses; Seafood Restaurant Remains Closed
Oct. 28 update: As of Tuesday night, Oct. 27, the number of outbreak-associated cases of Shigella reported to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department stands at 190. There are 151 Santa Clara County
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Open Data on Restaurant Inspections a Useful Tool for Consumers and Government
“My husband ate at this restaurant on Friday 10/16/2015 and was admitted to the ICU with a bacterial infection from food poisioning [sic],” Kari F. wrote on the Mariscos San Juan Yelp page on Oct.
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