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North Carolina middle school students hit by unknown illness

By Coral Beach on November 9, 2021

North Carolina school officials are reporting that 45 middle school students became ill yesterday afternoon. Public health officials are investigating possible foodborne vectors as well as other potential causes.

In a Facebook post school officials…
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Sushi related outbreak stumps health officials; more than 150 sickened

By Coral Beach on January 6, 2021

Public health officials in North Carolina have concluded their investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak linked to sushi, saying they were unable to determine the specific cause behind the illnesses of more than 150 people.
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North Carolina’s Property Protection Act violates 1st Amendment

By Dan Flynn on June 16, 2020

North Carolina’s 5-year-old Property Protection Act, the first state law to use civil action rather than criminal law, to discourage undercover animal welfare investigations, contains unconstitutional elements.

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Activists are now challenging civil statutes for spying on animal agriculture

By Dan Flynn on July 15, 2019

Animal activist organizations want to conduct undercover investigations by gaining entry to the nonpublic areas of private property and collecting evidence of animal abuse in the form of audio or video recordings or other documentation.
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North Carolina’s ‘civil’ approach to ‘ag gag’ getting federal review

By Dan Flynn on June 10, 2019

PETA v. Joshua H. Stein, the North Carolina case involving a civil statute, is supposed to wrap up its discovery phase this month.

The case over the Tar Heel state’s 4-year-old Property Protection Act was…
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Bill would legalize retail raw milk sales, exempt smallest herds from safety regs

By News Desk on March 7, 2019

Following what a raw milk producer described as a visit during which she “met our cows,” State Rep. Michele Presnell introduced a bill in North Carolina to allow retail sales of unpasteurized milk in the…
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Church BBQ outbreak serves as food safety reminder for charitable events

By Coral Beach on November 19, 2018

Laboratory test results show what local public health officials have suspected for a couple of weeks. Food served by church members to “thousands” of people was contaminated with bacteria that thrives when food is not…
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Multiple recalls to chase down ham responsible for Listeriosis outbreak in South

By News Desk on October 8, 2018

The country hams that some say are the quintessential dish of the South became, during this past weekend, suspects in a deadly listeriosis outbreak.

Four people, three in Virginia and one in North Carolina, have…
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Public comes out in force for Hepatitis A vaccinations in NC

By Coral Beach on June 28, 2018

Just one day after public health officials urged customers of a Hardee’s restaurant in Charlotte, NC, to get vaccinated against Hepatitis A, almost 900 people had received the post-exposure treatment.

Mecklenburg County Public Health Director…
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NC restaurant remains open after E. coli confirmed in customer

By News Desk on June 23, 2018

The Mexico Viejo restaurant in Taylorsville, NC, about 60 miles north of Charlotte, remained open Friday after as many as 45 customers reported illnesses to the local health department.

Officials from the Alexander County Health…
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