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Johannesburg — The father of a child who survived the South African Listeria outbreak says he replays the moment a doctor asked if he preferred the mother of his child or
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Public Health in — King County links bacterial toxin illnesses back to Seattle noodle shop
Public Health —Seattle & King County is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis with abdominal cramping and diarrhea associated with Xi’an Noodles in Seattle. Xi’an Noodles is at 5259 University Way NE in Seattle.
The investigation
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Parasite risk in wraps, salads spurs warning; romaine blamed
Federal officials issued a public health alert Monday night warning people to watch for signs of parasitic infections if they have eaten any of more than two dozen varieties of wraps and salads sold nationwide
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U.S. officials watching international outbreak; no illnesses here
Federal officials in the United States are investigating the supply chain of frozen vegetables linked to a deadly, international Listeria outbreak. Nine people in Europe and one in Australia who were infected with the outbreak
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Better tests, stronger laws, more foods add up to more recalls
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is out with a report on what might be called the “recalls gone wild” era.
To view a larger version of the
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White Castle worker latest to expose Louisville to hepatitis A
Louisville, KY, residents are getting another in what’s been a series of public warnings about hepatitis A.
This time, anyone who dined at a local White Castle restaurant between April 6 and April 20 is
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CORE’s Stic Harris discusses food safety threats, FDA plans
Stic HarrisCourtesy of FDA
Stic Harris, DVM, MPH, has been the director of FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE) since August 2017. He is responsible for the agency’s surveillance, response, and post-response
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Several dozen sick after Rifle Rodeo; public asked for help
Colorado public health officials have ruled out waterborne, airborne and person-to-person infection routes for an outbreak of illnesses among several dozen attendees of a rodeo, leaving food as a likely source.
The Garfield County Public
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Bipartisan vote crushes Virginia bill to legalize raw milk sales
Republicans and Democrats joined forces in a committee of the Virginia House of Delegates to defeat an attempt to legalize the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk by a vote of more than two to one.
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The Top 10 most important foodborne outbreaks of 2016
The Top 10 most important outbreaks of 2016, according to the editors of Food Safety News, are presented here. Outbreaks were chosen for the list on a subjective basis, ranked by the number of fatalities
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Publisher’s Platform: Will the Justice Department look at Dole’s history of recalls and outbreaks?
In a press release last week Dole announced that it had “recently been contacted by the Department of Justice in connection with its own investigation, and we will be similarly cooperating with the DOJ to
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