The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is warning consumers to not drink raw milk from a Fremont farm because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The department issued the warning March 14. According to the state’s health department consumers should avoid raw, unpasteurized milk from Brookdale Pines Farm
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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services advises consumers not to eat certain Wilcox Ice Cream products produced by Wilcox Ice Cream in East Arlington, VT, because testing has shown contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
The ice cream has best-by dates of Sept. 13, 2024, through Sept. 15
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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services (DPHS), in collaboration with the City of Manchester Department of Health, is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Buba Noodle Bar, a Machester, NH, restaurant.
As of May 22, 2022, seven people with Salmonella
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Officials in two states have confirmed they are working with federal officials on an investigation into E. coli illnesses linked to lettuce served by a national restaurant chain.
Spokespeople with the Nevada and Vermont state health departments say the agencies are working with the federal agencies on the investigation. Both
Continue Reading Some state officials admit outbreak investigation is ongoing; others fail to respond
Aug. 2 update: On July 28, FSIS announced that, based on epidemiological investigation, 14 people from four states have now been identified as sickened in connection with this outbreak, with illness onset dates ranging from June 15 to July 10, 2016. Most of the 14 illnesses have been reported from
Continue Reading FSIS: E. coli outbreak linked to recalled beef sickens 14 people in four states
UPDATE: Late Tuesday night the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service posted a recall notice for about 8,000 pounds of raw beef products from PT Farm LLC in North Haverhill, NH, in connection with the E. coli outbreak. People in New Hampshire are continuing to become ill with E. coli
Continue Reading E. coli outbreak spreads as investigators trace ground beef
Since June 12 a dozen people have contracted E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating ground beef in New Hampshire. State and federal officials have not identified the specific source. 
All 12 people have been infected with the same strain of E. coli, according to a notice Friday from the state’s
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Today and tomorrow the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare and the House side of the New Hampshire General Court will hear bills about labeling food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). A bipartisan majority of the New Hampshire Environment and Agriculture Committee led by Rep. John
Continue Reading GMO labeling gets another look in two New England states
There are “systemic inadequacies” in New Hampshire’s food safety programs, according to a report released by the state’s Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. The office conducted a performance audit of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Food Protection Section (FPS), to determine how efficient and effective the
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Knitting together at least five New England states to impose labeling requirements on foods with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) just became more elusive. 
That’s because in New Hampshire, the House of Representatives has voted down its version of the GMO bill by 185-162. Last year, Connecticut was the
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