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Suspected Clenbuterol poisonings in Mexico under investigation

By News Desk on August 25, 2020

Officials in a Mexican state have issued a warning after suspicions that more than 50 people fell sick from eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.

Health services in Morelos called on people to remain vigilant for…
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France also affected by Listeria in enoki mushrooms

By News Desk on August 3, 2020

France has become the fifth country to report Listeria in enoki mushrooms from South Korea.

It was already known that 36 people fell sick and four died in the United States from November 2016 to…
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Researchers develop device to measure methanol in alcohol

By Joe Whitworth on July 22, 2020

Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages.

Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can measure methanol levels. When placed…
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U.S. cyclospora infections increasing; fresh produce behind many cases

By News Desk on November 26, 2019

In 2019, multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 10 percent of ill…
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CDC logs 241 confirmed victims in Cyclospora outbreak traced to basil

By News Desk on October 1, 2019

Although the most recent confirmed illness onset date was July 26, the CDC waited until Monday to declare the end to a cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to basil from Mexico.

The tally of laboratory-confirmed patients stands…
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Produce markets in U.S. are again getting their fill of Mexican tomatoes

By News Desk on September 21, 2019

An agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers is now in effect. It means the U.S. border is again open to Mexico’s $2 billion tomato export market.

While just about everyone…
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Cyclospora update shows more than 1,600 infected since May

By News Desk on August 30, 2019

Parasite season, specifically Cyclospora season, is showing no signs of ending early this year, with the CDC reporting more than 1,600 people infected since May 1.

The laboratory-confirmed patients span 33 states and the District…
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Lab tests prompt Keurig Dr Pepper to recall water because of arsenic level

By News Desk on June 24, 2019

The Keurig Dr Pepper company today announced a recall of an unspecified volume of its Peñafiel brand unflavored mineral spring water because an independent laboratory found “volative levels of arsenic” in samples.

The company reported…
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Cyclospora parasites have infected nine in England so far this year

By Joe Whitworth on June 19, 2019

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

By Coral Beach on May 21, 2019

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.

By Coral Beach on May 10, 2019

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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