County public health inspectors believe an employee’s meal is responsible for four dozen illnesses at a state complex in Jessup, MD.
According to spokeswoman Samantha Stanton, the Howard County Fire & Rescue Department described the 46 patients as non-critical.
Stanton said fire officials were called to the 700 block of
Continue Reading Meal from an outside source believed to be behind illnesses at Jessup, MD, company
Three dozen more patients and two more states are officially part of an E. coli outbreak traced to romaine, according to a renewed public alert from the CDC.
As of this week 138 people across 25 states are on the books in the outbreak that was first announced Nov. 20,
Continue Reading CDC reports dozens more people sick in ongoing E. coli outbreak linked to romaine
The Maryland Department of Health is warning consumers to not eat Caribeña’s brand yellow Maradol papayas because they could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
The yellow papayas have been distributed to stores throughout the state of Maryland.
State officials discovered the contamination in the course of an ongoing Salmonella case
Continue Reading Maryland confirms papayas contaminated with Salmonella
The P.A. Bowen Farmstead at Brandywine, MD, less than one hour south of Washington, D.C., has been licensed by the Maryland State Chemist to sell raw milk to the public — but only for pets. Bowen Farmstead is owned by Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) President Sally Fallon Morell and
Continue Reading Maryland Dairy Farm Licensed to Sell Raw Milk for Pets
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is warning consumers not to eat products made by Picnic Gourmet Spreads because these products might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 
The potentially contaminated products include Red Pepper Feta Cheese Spread, Moroccan Cilantro Cheese Spread, Tandoori Garlic Cheese Spread, Herbed
Continue Reading Testing Finds Listeria in Picnic Gourmet Cheese Spreads
New research has shown that climate change may be causing more than just an increase in extreme weather events such as heat waves and storms. Those events also seem to be bringing a heightened risk of Salmonella outbreaks with them. The rates of people sickened by Salmonella rises each time
Continue Reading Study: Salmonella Infections Rise With Extreme Weather Events
Drinking raw milk has an increased risk of foodborne illness, according to a report prepared for the Maryland General Assembly. Last year, the House of Delegates’ Health and Operations Committee was considering a bill to legalize the on-farm sale of unpasteurized milk in Maryland and asked researchers at the Johns
Continue Reading Report to MD Government: Raw Milk Benefits Don’t Outweigh Health Risks
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, where a new cottage food bill took effect last June 1, Extension services are getting
Continue Reading Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others
The pan-seared breast of Chicken Marsala served by the Baltimore Convention Center’s exclusive caterer was the food item most commonly consumed by the 216 attendees sickened by the lunch served last April 9 at the Food Safety Summit’s annual conference. It was likely contaminated with Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), a
Continue Reading Report: Chicken on Menu at 2014 Food Safety Summit was Contaminated
The individual cow-share (or herd-share) scheme Maryland legislative analysts said could double the number of the state’s raw milk-caused outbreaks is dead. Delegate James Hubbard (D-Bowie) withdrew House Bill 3 on Monday after failing to get it through the House Health and Government Operations Committee. The veteran legislator could not
Continue Reading Sponsor of Maryland Raw-Milk Cow-Share Bill Gives Up
