They’ve many years invested and their latest legal arguments ran 198 pages, but Food and Water Watch and their many allies wanted something pretty simple.
They wanted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Continue Reading EPA likely will have to speak up on CAFOs
The United States is now all but certain to beat its 2015 record of losing 50 million birds to highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks. That became apparent during just two days late this month when
Continue Reading Poultry losses for the year from bird flu near record; the threat to humans isn’t zero
Experts have evaluated a range of methods to combat microbial hazards in fruit and vegetables.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) covered the prevention and control of microbiological hazards in fresh
Continue Reading Scientists assess ways to control hazards in produce
A waterborne typhoid fever outbreak sickened more than 20 people in China earlier this year.
The outbreak involved 23 patients in an apartment in Changping District in Beijing and was caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR)
Continue Reading China records Salmonella outbreak from contaminated water
More than 50 people are ill in Ireland after a failure at a treatment plant led to contaminated water being released to the public.
The Health and Service Executive (HSE) is investigating an outbreak in
Continue Reading 50 sick in Ireland by contaminated drinking water; officials chided
Scientists have provided more details about the first documented outbreak of giardiasis in Italy that was linked to tap water, according to recently published research.
More than 200 people were affected during several months and
Continue Reading Researchers find Italian Giardia outbreak linked to tap water
More than 550 people have fallen sick and two have died because of Salmonella infection in a Venezuelan state.
Governor of Anzoátegui, Antonio Barreto Sira, said a new Salmonella outbreak has been detected with 571
Continue Reading Salmonella sickens 550 in Venezuelan state; two patients have died
More than 30,000 cases of cholera and 800 deaths have been reported so far this year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
NCDC said the outbreak has been exacerbated by poor access
Continue Reading Cholera outbreak kills 800 in Nigeria
The FDA is doubling down on its warnings against Real Water Inc. brand bottled water as an outbreak of non-viral hepatitis traced to the water continues to grow. The recalled water is still available as
Continue Reading Real Water Inc. still not cooperating fully with outbreak team; more people sick
A bottled water company continues to refuse to cooperate with an FDA investigation of non-viral hepatitis. The agency reports that the water is the only common denominator among the outbreak patients.
“Given a lack of
Continue Reading FDA demands records from bottled water company linked to hepatitis outbreak
