The North Reading Health Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health report Kitty’s Restaurant & Lounge is closed until further notice because of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people, including
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CDC says contaminated coconut could still be in homes, stores
There is an ongoing public health threat from frozen, shredded coconut linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in the United States and Canada.
In the U.S., 25 people from nine states have
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Briefly: Prison brew — Disease detecting — Deadly delicacy
Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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Norovirus outbreak closes shellfish beds in Cape Cod town
After receiving reports last week of about 75 norovirus cases, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries closed down shellfish beds in the Town of Wellfleet on Cape Cod.
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Health Officials: Boston College Illness Outbreak is Norovirus
City health experts and Chipotle Mexican Grill agreed Tuesday that as many as 80 mostly Boston College students sickened over the weekend likely were victims of the “vomiting disease” known as norovirus and not victims
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Massachusetts Officials Close Some Oyster Beds After Vibrio Outbreak
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) have announced a 14-day closure of oyster beds located in Duxbury Bay, Kingston Bay, Bluefish
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MA Restaurant Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Closed ‘Until Further Notice’
A number of cases of foodborne illness have reportedly been linked to food served by the Churrascaria Aveirense restaurant in New Bedford, MA, and local health officials asked the owners to close the restaurant until
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19 Recent Salmonella Cases Linked to MA Restaurant
State and local health department officials are investigating 19 Salmonella cases linked to a restaurant in Holyoke, MA. 
Brian Fitzgerald, Holyoke’s health director, told a local TV station that officials were trying to figure out
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Officials Investigating Possible Salmonella Outbreak in Massachusetts and Other States
Health officials are investigating a series of potentially related Salmonella illnesses in multiple states, one of them known to be Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed Thursday that it is investigating a possible
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Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Recalled From Two Whole Foods Market Stores in Massachusetts
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 368 pounds of ground beef products from two of its Massachusetts stores because of potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
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