The United Kingdom’s government-run health care system will be taking verocytotoxin-producing E. coli infection (VTEC) in children more seriously in the future.
The UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA)
For many good food advocates, the end of a legislative session often means disappointment that their bills to help fix our broken food system did not pass. But in some
A two-minute undercover video targeting Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, IA and the retail outlets it supplies with pork products got some serious reaction after it was released Wednesday.
Iowa
Two children and two adults became ill from E. coli infections after visiting an animal farm run by the city of Everett in Washington state.
The Daily Herald of Everett
Hand washing is paramount after handling animals in public places, according to new guidelines on animal handling from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NAPHV).
This month the
A petting farm in Surrey, England, will not contest claims for damages involving an outbreak in which 93 people became infected with E. coli, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Among those
With the National Western Stock Show opening in Denver on Saturday, and the start-up of county fair season just ahead in Florida, planners of similar events featuring animals and children
With free parking and admission at just $3 for adults, folks left the Aug. 8-14 Northwestern Michigan Fair in Traverse City with a lot of good memories, except for the
Another report into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 by an independent commission in the United Kingdom is complete. Several others preceded it.
This one is known as the
When the Clay County Fair in Florida gets under way tomorrow for the first ten days of April, America’s love affair with fairs will be back in season.
What
It’s time to add another entry on the list of outbreaks of bacterial pathogens linked to petting zoos and animal exhibits. The Colorado Department of Public Health and the
Denver’s National Western Stock Show has no plans to eliminate its “petting farm” exhibit after infecting at least 30, mostly kids, with E. coli O157:H7 last year, sending