Federal officials connected some of the dots in their investigation of an E. coli outbreak yesterday when they declared the outbreak over. It was one of three concurrent outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in late
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CDC says U.S. portion of Fresh Express outbreak is over; 5 states impacted
Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits were determined to be the likely source of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that the CDC has declared over with a total of 10 victims in
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Campylobacter outbreak from chicken continues in Denmark
Almost 90 people are part of an outbreak in Denmark from Campylobacter after eating chicken meat from one slaughterhouse.
Statens Serum Institut (SSI), the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) and DTU Food – National
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Backer told to recall beer linked to poisoning in Brazil
Seventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer.
Sixteen males and one female aged 23 to 76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene
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ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective
The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
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Salmonella test results prompt company to recall tahini
Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Alkanater brand Tahina because of possible Salmonella contamination discovered during government testing.
Officials in Canada did not report how much tahini is covered by the recall, and distribution details were
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CFIA announces frozen ground veal recall after a positive E. coli test
No illnesses are yet
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More than 1,000 sick in France from contaminated raw shellfish
The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.
A total of 1,033 people have been sickened
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Dozens of Trichinella illnesses linked to wild boar meat
A number of patients with symptoms of Trichinellosis have been detected near the Italian city of Turin.
A statement from early January by health authorities put the number of people affected at 20 but this
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More than 50 sick in Argentinian city due to Salmonella
An emergency committee to control the sale of food has been created in a city in northwest Argentina after a spike in Salmonella cases in early 2020.
There have been 51 confirmed cases of Salmonella
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