An investigation update on a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to kratom supplements reports a dozen more people are sick, with seven new states involved.
This illustration shows actual kratom
Continue Reading CDC issues new warning on Salmonella in kratom; 12 more sick
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta is out with its annual report on foodborne disease outbreaks, showing 864 outbreaks involving 13,246 people, 712 hospitalizations and 21 deaths in 2014. CDC
Continue Reading Fish, chicken and dairy — mostly raw milk — top outbreak list
Suzanne Kiner, food safety advocate and mother of one of the child victims of the infamous 1993 Jack in The Box E. coli outbreak, died Jan. 5, 2016, at age 67.
Kiner’s daughter Brianne was
Continue Reading Mother of Jack in The Box outbreak victim dies
Fresh produce is the cause of most foodborne illnesses in the U.S., reports the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). In a study of outbreaks that occurred between 2004 and 2013, the consumer
Continue Reading Fresh Produce Responsible for Most Foodborne Illnesses in the U.S.
Multi-state outbreaks are not particularly common, but they are particularly dangerous. A little more than half of all deaths associated with foodborne outbreaks come from multi-state outbreaks, according to a new report released Tuesday, Nov.
Continue Reading CDC Report: Multi-State Outbreaks Few But Deadly
