The Salmonella outbreak associated with doggy pig ear treats has added 48 more ill people and three additional serotypes in the last two weeks.
Twenty-seven (27) states are now reporting a total of 93 people
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CDC declares outbreak over; danger of infections from tuna continues
Public health officials continue to warn about food poisoning dangers in association with raw tuna served as sushi in the wake of a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections.
“This outbreak appears to be over,
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Raw ground tuna responsible for outbreak and recall
Thirteen people in seven states are infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reported Tuesday. Raw, ground tuna is believed to be the source
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Import Alert for Mexican papayas over widespread Salmonella contamination
The conditions that two years ago led to a deadly multistate salmonella outbreak due to Maradoly papayas imported from Mexico remain largely unchanged.
imported papayas from Mexico remain under an import alert issued by the
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Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant
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An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and West Virginia.
As of Dec.
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CDC renews JBS beef warning; 100 more sick as outbreak expands to 25 states
The only good thing that can be said about the multi-state Salmonella Newport outbreak is that so far, no one has died.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday reported 126 additional ill
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30 infected in New Mexico; likely part of nationwide Salmonella outbreak
New Mexico health officials report the state has 30 people with Salmonella Newport infections linked to ground beef. Although the officials didn’t name any companies, it is likely the illnesses are part of a multistate
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The JBS/Salmonella Newport outbreak more than doubles in size
Since the Oct. 4 recall by JBS in Tolleson, AZ of almost 7 million pounds of raw, non-intact beef for possible Salmonella Newport contamination, the associated outbreak has more than doubled in size, according to
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Treating virulent strain of Salmonella as adulterant in largest beef recall in history
Yesterday’s big beef recall is the largest in history for possible Salmonella contamination, according to an online discussion involving retired USDA microbiologist Carl Custer.
Custer responded to comments to the industry newsletter Meatingplace that included
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Pre-cut melon linked to outbreak in the Pacific Northwest
At least 20 people are sick with Salmonella Newport infections linked to pre-cut watermelon and cantaloupe that was sold up to and including today at various grocery stores. State and federal officials are trying to
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IAFP 2016 — Digging into Delmarva: Salmonella research producing results
ST. LOUIS — As with so many sessions at this year’s conference of the International Association for Food Protection, whole genome sequencing was in the spotlight during a discussion of Salmonella problems on the Delmarva
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