A university researcher is looking for a way to make existing scientific literature and data on food safety easily accessible to growers.
Funded by the Center for Produce Safety, the project is headed by Daniel
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Almost 50 sick after eating homemade boxed lunches
Local news reports say a Salmonella outbreak in Gainesville, FL, has been linked to boxed lunches made in a woman’s home.
The Gainesville Sun reported today that public health officials in Alachua County said 47
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Sausage recall expanded second time amidst Salmonella outbreak
Officials have expanded a sausage recall for a second time in relation to an investigation into a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in Canada. A dozen people have been confirmed infected by the relatively rare strain of
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Experts gather in Germany at foodborne outbreak meeting
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment discussed current trends and causes of foodborne outbreaks at a meeting this week.
Experts from scientific institutions, food regulatory authorities and businesses discussed zoonoses and food safety during
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EU says Salmonella issues in poultry from Thailand unresolved
The problem of Salmonella contaminated poultry meat from Thailand detected at the European border is likely to continue, according to a report.
DG Sante, the European Commission’s unit for policy on food safety and health,
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New outbreak associated with ground beef; one person dead from Salmonella
One person is dead and a total of eight have been hospitalized in an outbreak of Salmonella Dublin infections linked to ground beef. People started getting sick in August. Federal officials reported the outbreak this
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Fromagerie Bergeron recalls more than a dozen products for Salmonella risk
Fromagerie Bergeron Inc. is recalling Fromagerie Bergeron brand Gouda Curds and “Le Populaire” from retailers because of possible Salmonella contamination.
Consumers should not use any of the 15 recalled products, according to a notice posted
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District’s popular Persian restaurant chain is not having a good year
The Moby Dick House of Kabob, a Persian restaurant chain with two dozen locations in the Washington D.C. area, has had 30 good years, but this is not one of them.
Maryland, Virginia and Washington
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Pork and sausage patties recalled over Salmonella fears
George’s Prepared Foods, located in Caryville, TN, has recalled approximately 6,444 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Department
Salmonella and E. coli found in raw pet food
An analysis of pet food made from raw meat by researchers from the University of Zurich has found Salmonella and E. coli.
Numerous recalls of raw pet food because of those pathogens have been posted
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Salmonella outbreak involves restaurant with excellent record
Prior food safety inspections and the current rating for the Al Basha Restaurant in Seattle were excellent, but Seattle-King County Public Health has associated the establishment with a September Salmonella outbreak.
The outbreak involves three
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