At least five people in British Columbia have been confirmed with E. coli infections linked to unpasteurized cheese, prompting a recall and a public warning from health officials.
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
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Salmonella outbreak in France linked to raw milk goat cheese
More than 20 people are sick in France as part of a Salmonella outbreak suspected to be caused by raw milk goat cheese. The implicated cheese was also distributed to Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Germany, Hong
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French firm allowed to restart cheese sales from site linked to E. coli outbreak
French officials have allowed a dairy company to resume operations at a site linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak earlier this year.
The dairy, Chabert, was permitted to restart the marketing of raw milk
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Whole Foods recalls raw milk cheese in Canada for E. coli risk
Whole Foods Market is recalling cheese sold at its stores in Ontario, Canada, because French public health officials have traced an E. coli O26 outbreak to it.
Monday the Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted a
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Scientists urge regulators to revisit 60-day rule for raw gouda
For the third time since 2005, researchers have parsed data from an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak traced to raw milk gouda cheese. For the third time, they have concluded the “60-day rule” isn’t long
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Briefly: Sizzlin’ Salmonella — Two raw stories, neither good
Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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New E. Coli Illness Surfaces in Gort's Gouda Cheese Outbreak as Investigation Continues
More than one week after Gort’s Gouda Cheese of Salmon Arm, B.C., was permitted to resume operations, an additional E. coli illness has surfaced in the outbreak that killed one customer and sickened at least
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Gort's Reboots Cheese Sales After E. Coli Outbreak Kills One, Sickens 25
Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, has been given the green light to sell its products again a month after its unpasteurized cheeses were linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7
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Update: One Death, 24 Illnesses Linked to Gort's Raw Cheese
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is investigating a new case of E. coli related to B.C. cheese products that were recalled in late September, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday. The
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Gort's Gouda Raw Cheese Outbreak Sickens 21 with E. Coli, One Dead
At least 21 people have now fallen ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating raw cheese products made by Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm in Salmon Arm, B.C. One elderly victim died in August, while others
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One Dead, 16 Sickened in B.C. E. coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Cheese
The outbreak of E. coli linked to Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm in Canada has resulted in one death, as well as 10 confirmed and six suspected illnesses, according to the Public Health Agency of
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