As of early June, nine people have been sickened by the Cyclospora parasite in England this year, with the source of infection not yet known.
The sick people had traveled to several other countries, including
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Illnesses prompt new warning against certain raw oysters from Mexico
The FDA issued a warning today urging consumers and restaurants to stop eating, serving or selling oysters from Estero El Cardon, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, because they have been directly linked to food poisoning
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CDC says certain fresh oysters from Mexico linked to illnesses in the U.S.
Following a health warning earlier this week from California officials about fresh oysters from Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection issued its own public alert today.
The CDC is working with officials
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1,300 hit by food poisoning in Mexico
More than 1,300 people have suffered suspected food poisoning in the Mexican state of Veracruz after eating cake.
The Veracruz government reported that 1,358 people were treated in eight hospitals and clinics. People ate the
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
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It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
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Botulism strikes 4 infants; FDA warns parents against using honey on pacifiers
Health officials say four infants in Texas have developed botulism poisoning after consuming honey. The children, all less than a year old, had all been given pacifiers containing honey before they became sick.
The first
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New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal maintains status quo on food safety
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, USMCA contains food safety provisions not unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement it seeks to replace, but not the kind of changes some wanted.
Fulfilling one of President Donald J. Trump’s
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Cyclospora parasite infections hit UK for fourth consecutive year
Public Health England is investigating an increase in Cyclospora infections for the fourth successive year. Up to early August, 57 cases had been reported in England, Scotland and Wales, of which 46 had travelled to
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Producer of recalled Honey Smacks kept secret amid outbreak
As public health officials in other countries urge consumers to throw away a Kellogg’s cereal because it’s linked to a Salmonella outbreak in the United States, the company that actually produced the cereal has not
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Scott Gottlieb keeps FDA office hours while growing star power
The Wall Street Journal’s May 22 Health Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington D.C. will feature 22 speakers, including several CEOs for big pharmacy and giant insurance companies.
But in a full-page advertisement,
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Banned pesticides found in cactus pads could poison people
Dangerously high levels of banned pesticides in edible cactus from Mexico spurred California health officials to issue a public warning today urging people to throw out the product because it could cause acute poisoning.
The
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