People who have eaten sliced deli meats from Dion’s restaurants in three states are at risk of infection from Listeria monocytogenes according to a public health alert from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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Bacterial infections traced to raw milk products in Ohio
An unknown number of people have been infected with Campylobacter bacteria in unpasteurized raw milk from Sweet Grass Dairy’s herd share program in Ohio.
State officials issued a public health alert about the dairy’s raw
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Outbreak sparks nationwide public health alert and hog recall
UPDATED CONTENT: A recall was announced on Thursday afternoon, with USDA officials reporting it could not be initiated earlier because company personnel from Kapowsin Meats were not available. New information about the recall is followed
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California warns against soft cheeses, cites Salmonella uptick
California health officials issued a warning Thursday about the dangers of eating illegally manufactured Mexican-style soft cheeses, which are often sold by street vendors, because of a “dramatic increase” in Salmonella infections since late 2015.
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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert After WA Firm Declines to Expand Recall of Processed Egg Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on Wednesday because Nutriom LLC of Lacey, WA, declined to expand its Feb. 15, 2014, recall to include an
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FSIS: Some Recalled Chilean Chicken Got Through to U.S. Retailers
The Chilean chicken recall for dioxin contamination expanded Thursday, with the amount being held at the U.S. border growing from 126,000 to 155,595 pounds. Still, some of the product reached U.S retail shelves. 
According to
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USDA: Level of Dioxin in Chile's Chicken Recall Would Not Have Sparked Recall in U.S.
Nearly 200,000 pounds of Chilean chicken is being recalled in the United States for dioxins only because the levels found violate Chile’s domestic limits, according to federal food safety officials. In other words, the 126,000
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