The CDC reports that a total of 149 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 28 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Alaska (2), Arizona (5), California (26), Colorado (5), Delaware (3), Georgia (3), Illinois (1),
Kleenex-brand Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer is under recall because of microbial contamination.
Health Canada said Thursday that product tests by manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Professional Corporation detected bacteria that may pose health risks to people with weakened immune systems, especially those with cystic fibrosis.
The recalled Kleenex-brand Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer is sold in 1 litre and
Some 107 youth sports camp participants at the University of Notre Dame were treated today on campus and at local hospitals for a gastrointestinal illness. All have been successfully treated for symptoms that are typical of the stomach flu and short-lived.
The cause of the illness is unknown, though it may be related to food
The latest research findings related to the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables will be highlighted Wednesday, as more than 300 scientists, industry representatives and government officials gather for the annual Produce Research Symposium at UC Davis.
The daylong conference is coordinated by the Center for Produce Safety at UC Davis, a university-industry-government collaborative. Since
James Mulder of the Syracuse Post-Standard reported to today that the Onondaga County Shigella outbreak has increased to 21 confirmed cases and 13 probable cases. This is up nine from last week.
Dr. Cynthia Morrow, the county’s health commissioner, said her department has not yet pinpointed the source of the outbreak.
Many of those infected
According to KTIV this morning:
We’ll have to wait a while longer to learn the details of a lawsuit being filed by a former employee of Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Incorporated. Bruce Smith has postponed a news conference he had scheduled for this afternoon at company headquarters. No explanation was given for the postponement and
Chicks, ducklings, and other live baby poultry from Estes Hatchery in Springfield, Missouri.
A total of 66 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 20 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Indiana
“PINK SLIME” Press Release
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Former Beef Products (BPI) EHS Director, Bruce Smith, will be holding a press conference on June 26, 2012, commencing at 1:30 pm at Sterling Green Estates Meeting Room, 320 Dakota Dunes Blvd., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, to announce his filing of a civil lawsuit against a
FDA urges that oysters, clams, mussels, and some scallops products from Korea should be removed from the market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging food distributors, retailers, and food service operators to remove from sale or service all fresh, frozen, canned, and processed oysters, clams, mussels, and whole and roe-on scallops (molluscan shellfish)
Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health announced today that there have been 15 laboratory confirmed and an additional 10 probable cases of shigellosis identified in Onondaga County recently. Dr. Morrow cautions that more cases are expected as the investigation continues. Morrow explained, “Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria