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USA Today reports that the first rule of public health is one most of us learn in kindergarten: Don’t eat poop.
But that’s what the people were eating who were struck down with E. coli in the late summer outbreak tied to bagged spinach, California health officials now say.
There was deadly E. coli O157:H7
USA Today reports that for starters, the problem has been accelerated by the American appetite for fruits and vegetables — much of it raw as the market grows for packaged fresh greens.
Americans ate 10 times more spinach in 2005 than in 1970, with much of the growth in ready-to-eat bagged spinach and baby spinach
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Canada.com reports that a salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, health officials said Monday.
Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the illnesses have not been tied to any specific product
Food Production Daily reports that low levels of irradiation can reduce pathogen levels, including the potentially deadly E. coli, in carcasses used for ground beef, claim researchers.
A low dose, low penetration electron beam (E-beam) irradiation penetrating 15 millimetres below the surface of a carcass can effectively reduce pathogens, found Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Science Daily reports that eavesdropping can sometimes be a good thing. Researchers are learning how to listen to a wide range of bacterial conversations — the chemical signals bacteria use to communicate with each other — in an effort to design new compounds to thwart deadly infections, particularly those involved in the growing problem of
The Chetek Alert reports that the Barron County Department of Health and Human Services has received information about a possible E. Coli foodborne illness outbreak, possibly related to a Habitat for Humanity fund-raising dinner on Thursday, Oct. 19.
Kaye Thompson, Barron County Health Officer, and Randy Wilson, Barron County Sanitarian, are asking that any person
An article by NBC Miami reminds consumers that when women are pregnant, their risk of developing foodborne illness increases and even a mild case of food poisoning can have serious consequences. Protect yourself and your unborn infant from foodborne illness by practicing good food safety habits.
Pregnant women should take special precautions when shopping for
Omaha Beef Company, Inc., a Danbury, Conn., firm, is recalling approximately 1,680 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced yesterday.
The products subject to recall include:
10-pound boxes of "HAMBURGER PATTIES, OMAHA BEEF CO., INC."
Five- and 10-pound
Doctors call it "acute gastroenteritis." To many other people, it’s "stomach flu" (though real influenza is a respiratory, not digestive, illness). Whatever you call it, a sudden illness involving diarrhea, vomiting or both is a miserable thing. And occasionally — as demonstrated by the recent deaths linked to E. coli-tainted spinach — it can
The an article in today’s Star Tribune reports the grocery cart you’re putting your food, handbag and toddler into is full of germs.
Consider the handle. It’s been touched by untold numbers of hands that have changed diapers, mopped up runny noses, picked up packages of raw chicken and meat, and been coughed on, sneezed