Ron Paul introduces bill to legalize sale of raw milk in interstate commerce
Ron Paul, libertarian congressman from Texas, has introduced a bill (HR 1830) to legalize the sale of raw milk across state lines--i.e. in interstate commerce. ...
10 Foods With Highest Risk of Food Poisoning
A list was recently compiled of the 10 foods, under the regulation of the FDA, most often associated with food poisoning. The FDA does not...
BP Blames Illnesses in Clean-Up Workers on Food Poisoning
Officials at BP are saying that a group of illnesses among oil spill clean-up workers resulted from food poisoning, according to reports. A group of people working to...
Food Poisoning Cost 3 Billion Annually - Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 Alone
The USDA, on a new website on May 13, unveiled a cost of food poisoning calculator. To date, the only two pathogens with reported yearly costs...
Food Poisoning May Rise With Global Warming
Incidences of food poisoning are likely to rise with increased global temperatures, according to a report from the WHO and Malta's Infectious Disease Prevention and...
Oregon Salmonella outbreak counts at least 17 cases
In the Oregon Salmonella outbreak linked to Dos Amigos mexican restaurant, Douglas County Health officials now say they have confirmed 17 cases. The illnesses are...
FDA to announce new produce safety rules
Largely due to a string of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to lettuce and other leafy greens, the FDA will soon announce new rules (as opposed to...
Salmonella outbreak in Hawaii: linked to imported ahi tuna?
KITV in Honolulu reported today that ten people have been infected and sickened by Salmonella in Hawaii recently, and all report having recently consumed imported...
The Real Face of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Kyle Wolden, a nine year old boy from Mount Vernon, Washington and the son of a baseball coach at Stanwood High School, got to run the...
Subway Shigella Outbreak: restaurant reopens, hundreds sickened
The Subway restaurant located on Roosevelt Street in Lombard, Illinois that was the site of a major Shigella outbreak has finally reopened. Eleni Demertzis, of...
