A 2023 outbreak of Trichinellosis linked to undercooked bear meat in western North Carolina highlights the ongoing risks associated with consuming wild game, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report emphasizes the need to educate hunters and the public about safe meat
Continue Reading Undercooked bear meat linked to 2023 Trichinellosis outbreak in North Carolina
County officials in North Carolina are investigating an outbreak of foodborne illnesses linked to a sushi restaurant.
Patrons of Sushi Nine on Western Boulevard in Wake County reported illnesses with symptoms common to norovirus virus infection. The first case was reported on Nov. 30 and subsequent patients continue to be
Continue Reading More than two dozen report illnesses after eating at a North Carolina restaurant
District and appellate courts since 2010 have struck down the many ag-gag laws states have approved to protect animal agriculture.
But the United States Supreme Court has not yet reviewed the issue, and that will not happen anytime soon.
This week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to
Continue Reading SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag
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 said the students began complaining about nausea and headaches in the afternoon, with some having
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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.
Only a handful of ill people who ate the suspect sushi sold at two Harris
Continue Reading Sushi related outbreak stumps health officials; more than 150 sickened
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.
Chief Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, of the U.S. District Court for North Carolina’s Middle District, has found as unconstitutional, the state’s Property Protection
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Property Protection Act violates 1st Amendment
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.
Animal agriculture does not want those uninvited visitors, and first tried expanded criminal statutes to
Continue Reading Activists are now challenging civil statutes for spying on animal agriculture
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 sent back to the U.S. Distict Court for the Middle District of North Carolina this
Continue Reading North Carolina’s ‘civil’ approach to ‘ag gag’ getting federal review
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 state.
The proposed measure, House Bill 103, would require warning labels for raw milk available
Continue Reading Bill would legalize retail raw milk sales, exempt smallest herds from safety regs
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 kept hot enough. Hundreds of people reported falling ill.
Officials with the Cabarrus Health Alliance
Continue Reading Church BBQ outbreak serves as food safety reminder for charitable events
