AUSTIN — When the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) first learned South Carolina found Listeria in two Blue Bell ice cream products, it suggested the company prepare a recall notice.
But in
Continue Reading Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections
The first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States since 2017 does not threaten human health, according to experts.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed
Continue Reading Highly pathogenic avian flu in SC turkey flock is no threat to human health
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
Continue Reading Ruth’s salad maker warned for Listeria in production facility
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
Continue Reading ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
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
Continue Reading Vaccines Given After SC Hardee’s Hep A Exposure Near 5,000 Mark
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
Continue Reading SC Health Department Releases Final Update of E. Coli Outbreak Linked to 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
Continue Reading Update: 14 Confirmed Cases of E. Coli Linked to South Carolina Daycare
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
Continue Reading Update: 11 E. Coli Illnesses Now Linked to South Carolina Daycare Center
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
Continue Reading Update: South Carolina Boy, 2, Dies of E. Coli Complications
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
Continue Reading Raw-Milk Advocates Plan Another Effort in West Virginia Legislature
