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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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Letter From The Editor: Exchange with CDC shows Chipotle still in denial
You cannot make this stuff up. Chipotle Mexican Grill just keeps on giving. The Denver burrito chain was much in the news in the last half of 2015 with its back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back outbreaks involving one pathogen
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Letter From The Editor: A Modest Suggestion
Last month when they were going through their petulant period with too many outbreaks on their hands, the boys at Chipotle Mexican Grill were even complaining about the reporting practices by the federal Centers for
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A Timeline of Chipotle’s Five Outbreaks
The multistate E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle that began in October has garnered extensive national coverage, but it’s just one of five outbreaks the “fast casual” restaurant chain has had to deal with since
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Seattle Chipotle Closed For ‘Repeated Food Safety Violations’
The Chipotle Mexican Grill on South Lake Union was shut down Thursday by officials with Public Health — Seattle and King County for repeated food safety violations. The “fast casual” restaurant at 212 Westlake Ave.
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