As public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants, there is an increasing gap between patient numbers being reported by state and federal sources.
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Continue Reading State, county, and federal officials reporting different numbers in E. coli outbreak
Signs are appearing that local health departments are no longer “All Covid, All-the time” organizations. Take the Allegheny County Board of Health, for example. It spent much of its meeting Wednesday finishing out a “repeal
Continue Reading Allegheny health board amends its food safety code
A third death is being investigated in a hepatitis A outbreak traced to an Italian restaurant in West Norriton, PA.
Montgomery County public health officials say they have already confirmed two deaths in the outbreak
Continue Reading Officials investigating third death in hepatitis A outbreak traced to restaurant
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health in Pennsylvania announced today the temporary closure of Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria in West Norriton in relation to a deadly hepatitis A virus outbreak.
County officials say the
Continue Reading One death confirmed, another under investigation in Pennsylvania hepatitis A outbreak; officials name restaurant
More than 100 people were sickened during a Yersinia outbreak linked to pasteurized milk in 2019, according to a study. Raw milk may have cross-contaminated pasteurized milk during the pasteurization process.
Yersinia enterocolitica infections affected
Continue Reading Large Yersinia outbreak linked to pasteurized milk
As promised, a New Jersey company is recalling pre-cut fresh fruit from hospitals, schools and other institutions because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 30.
Tailor Cut Produce is
Continue Reading Company recalls fresh fruit from hospitals, schools, etc., amid Salmonella Javiana outbreak
Very little information is being released about a Salmonella outbreak among patients at four healthcare facilities in Pennsylvania.
In a short advisory Dec. 5 the Pennsylvania Department of Health urged healthcare providers to watch for
Continue Reading More than 2 dozen infected in outbreak at healthcare facilities
JuJu Bakes LLC, doing business as “The Cookie Dough Cafe” of Bloomington, IL, is recalling 15 cases of 1.6-ounce “Chocolate Chip Chilled Gourmet Edible Cookie Dough Bars” because they may contain peanuts, which are not
Continue Reading Employee discovery prompts cookie dough recall for undeclared peanuts
Pennsylvania officials say by week’s end they should have lab results from samples of raw milk from Pot ‘O Gold Dairy Specialties. The unpasteurized milk is linked to a Salmonella outbreak in the state.
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Continue Reading State officials expect raw milk test results soon; outbreak investigation ongoing
Health officials are urging the public to immediately discard any unpasteurized, raw milk from a Pennsylvania dairy because it has been linked to at least nine people with confirmed Salmonella infections.
Almost no labeling information
Continue Reading Public urged to throw out raw milk from dairy implicated in Salmonella outbreak
