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
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Publishers Platform: Time to stop hiding the ball
Last week I was perplexed when Director Catherine Templeton of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that a “Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant” was to blame for a recent E. coli O157:H7
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Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli Risk
Lancaster Frozen Foods and G&W Incorporated are recalling about 6,908 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, according to the South Carolina meat and poultry inspection department.
Lab testing by
South Carolina Investigating 11 Cases of E. Coli Infection
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection that may include at least 11 cases.
According to a news release Friday, at least two
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Illnesses Associated with Church Barbeque
More than 40 people became ill following a barbecue fundraiser in South Carolina, and the state Department of Health and Environmental Control is now advising that any food purchased at the Sept. 16 and 17
Tests Negative at Raw Milk Dairy Tied to Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says tests did not detect Campylobacter in samples from a South Carolina raw milk dairy that public health investigators suspect made eight people ill in North Carolina.
All of
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Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk from South Carolina
Health officials are warning people not to drink unpasteurized milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy of York, South Carolina, because as many as eight cases of Campylobacter infection in neighboring North Carolina have been linked to
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SC Fundraiser Leads to Outbreak
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Tuesday that a foodborne illness outbreak had been traced to a church fundraiser held November 13 in Conway, SC.
“The meals were prepared at