Nebraska health officials want the public’s help with an investigation of a possible outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses in and around the Beaver City.
Even people who have not been sick are being asked to complete
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Solicitor General Opinion Favors Colorado’s Marijuana Industry
The Solicitor General of the United Sates says that recreational marijuana is Colorado’s business and there is no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to review claims from Nebraska and Oklahoma that they are owed
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Egg-Producing States File Appeal Over California’s Proposition 2
States that, until recently, sold a total of 2 billion shell eggs a year in California clearly don’t intend to give up on that lucrative Golden State market without a fight. After first getting tossed
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Amendments to Nebraska Bill Might be Expansion Card for Smithfield Foods
Recently filed amendment language now pending in the Nebraska Legislature could clear the way for Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods Inc. to own, control, and feed hogs in contract swine operations in the state. The foreign-owned agribusiness
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635 Ill with Cyclospora; Taylor Farms Resumes Production
After announcing on Monday that the Cyclospora illnesses in Texas were not linked to the outbreak in Iowa and Nebraska, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have kept their case count at
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Parasites Infect More Than 500 People; Count Up in 7 States
Cyclosporine parasites continued to find Homo sapiens as hosts in at least seven states as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta again marked the progress of the 16-state outbreak. CDC’s
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New Texas Illnesses Bring Cyclospora Case Count to 469
An increase of 44 cases in Texas over the weekend has brought the number of confirmed illnesses from recent Cyclospora outbreaks to 469, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. At least 171
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Cyclospora Case Count Rises to 418
At least 418 people in 16 states are now known to have been sickened with cyclospora infections between mid-June and mid-July, according to updated numbers from state health departments as of the end of the
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Nebraska Man Gets Probation for Mislabeling Meat
A federal judge has sentenced a Nebraska man to one year of probation for mislabeling hundreds of pounds of meat.
A grand jury indicted Cory D. Allemang of Clearwater, NE in January after federal inspectors
Bagged Salad Mix Implicated in Cyclospora Outbreak
The Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened at least 373 people in 15 states in June is believed to have been caused by a now-expired, prepackaged salad mix, Iowa’s top food inspector said on Tuesday. “The
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Cases in Cyclospora Outbreak Rise to 285
At least 285 people are now ill in the Cyclospora outbreak predominantly affecting the Midwest, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The case count by state is now as follows:
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