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Tribes caught in food safety dilemma

By Cookson Beecher on January 30, 2023

Eat fish; it’s healthy. 

Except when it isn’t.

That’s the quandary that many Pacific Northwest and Columbia River Basin tribal members face as they try to balance their strong historic and cultural ties to salmon…

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Large outbreak in Greece linked to tap water

By News Desk on February 7, 2021

More than 600 people fell sick in Greece in early 2019 with contaminated tap water the most likely source, according to a recent research report.

In total, 638 gastroenteritis cases were recorded with symptom onset…
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Venezuelan Salmonella outbreak continues with close to 500 sick

By News Desk on January 13, 2021

About 500 people have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak in a Venezuelan state.

The Anzoatiguense Institute of Health (Saludanz) reported 480 people had tested positive for Salmonella, mostly from the El Carmen and San…
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Nearly 250 sick in Venezuelan Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on December 15, 2020

A state in Venezuela has reported a Salmonella outbreak with almost 250 people affected.

The Anzoatiguense Institute of Health (Saludanz) has recorded a significant increase in cases of salmonellosis during the past month in the…
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Shigella infections hit record high in beleaguered Flint

By Cathy Siegner on October 7, 2016

Along with the highly publicized lead contamination of its water supply, Flint, MI, also bears the dubious distinction of having the highest number of Shigella cases in the state. The Genesee County Health Department has…
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Recent events highlight need for safe water for food production

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on March 14, 2016

Water is an essential component of many types of food products. Processors, manufacturers, and packers use water to clean, cool and even transport foods during production (in flumes for example). Water is, of course, also…
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