B & H Foods in North Carolina is on notice from the FDA because the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes has been confirmed repeatedly during the past five years at its facilities.
“Based on FDA’s
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ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
In case you missed it, here are some of the top food safety stories from last week: PCA Sentencing: Stewart Parnell, former CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), was sentenced to 28
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Vaccines Given After SC Hardee’s Hep A Exposure Near 5,000 Mark
While there are no additional confirmed cases of Hepatitis A associated with the investigation of two Hardee’s restaurants in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control says it has now provided 4,809
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SC Health Department Releases Final Update of E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Daycare
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released its final update Friday regarding the recent E. coli outbreak associated with The Learning Vine childcare center in Greenwood County. The outbreak case count
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Update: 14 Confirmed Cases of E. Coli Linked to South Carolina Daycare
According to a June 17 update from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), there are 14 confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in Greenwood County. DHEC stated that the
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Update: 11 E. Coli Illnesses Now Linked to South Carolina Daycare Center
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has confirmed another three E. coli infections connected to an outbreak at a daycare in Greenwood, SC, bringing the total case count to 11. These three
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Update: South Carolina Boy, 2, Dies of E. Coli Complications
Update (June 3): Additional information has come to light regarding this death, and the article has been updated to reflect the new information. A 2-year-old boy from Greenwood, SC, has died from complications related to
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Raw-Milk Advocates Plan Another Effort in West Virginia Legislature
Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature switched to Republican control, enough that Delegate Kelli Sobonya (R-Cabell) thinks her colleagues may be more “liberty minded” in 2015. During the 2014 session, Sobonya sponsored two bills
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Nine Salmonella Cases Reported in South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is investigating nine cases of Salmonella in Beaufort County. Several of the cases are laboratory-confirmed and one of the illnesses has reportedly been matched to a
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Hilton Head Restaurant Customers Exposed to Hepatitis A
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants customers and staff of Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks in Hilton Head Island who were at the restaurant on Feb. 15, 2014, to
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Contaminated Beef Mars Australia’s Usually Clean Track Record
The ground beef product that was recalled last week by two South Carolina-based manufacturers was imported from Australia and contaminated before it arrived, according to one of the importers.
After testing conducted by the