Leafy greens, eggs, and tuna are on the top of a list of 10 riskiest foods regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration. Those and seven other foods account for nearly 40 per cent of all food-borne outbreaks linked to FDA – regulated food. "That’s no reason to forego the occasional salad Niçoise," said
The Ten Riskiest Foods in America
LEAFY GREENS: 363 outbreaks involving 13,568 reported cases of illness
EGGS: 352 outbreaks involving 11,163 reported cases of illness
TUNA: 268 outbreaks involving 2341 reported cases of illness
OYSTERS: 132 outbreaks involving 3409 reported cases of illness
POTATOES: 108 outbreaks involving 3659 reported cases of illness
CHEESE: 83 outbreaks involving 2761 reported cases of illness
When Others Are Walking the Halls of Congress for Food Safety, Ruby is There in Spirit
Polly and Ken Costello of Bellevue Nebraska, daughter and son-in-law of, Ruby Trautz, who died after eating tainted Dole Spinach will travel to Washington on Tuesday to raise awareness of foodborne illness.
Polly and Ken will help deliver a Center for the Science in the Public Interest report on the top ten "riskiest" foods to
Botulism warning to duck hunters as season nears
For those who spend any time at all thinking about botulism, it’s probably with respect to foods, particularly canned and low-acid foods. But being, all at once, an avid bird hunter with two pointing dogs who also thinks about botulism a good bit of the time, I thought i’d simply issue this warning to any expensive hunting-dog-owning
Salmonella and Campylobacter Increase Chances of IBD
A newly published report provides more evidence of the long-term risks associated with foodborne pathogens Salmonella and Campylobacter. Research by Dr. Lyn Sue Kahng was published in the journal "Gastroenterology" looking at the connection between these bacterial infections and Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). IBD is, according to the Mayo clinic:
"a common disorder
$12 Million from Hartford Insurance to fund partial settlement for salmonella victims
According to news reports, the U.S. bankruptcy judge said today he will sign an order establishing a $12 million fund to pay claims from people sickened by Salmonella poisoning connected to Lynchburg-based Peanut Corporation of America.
The action by judge William E. Anderson sets the framework for settling about 175 claims for illnesses traced to
Pesticide-Tainted Salsa Made Kansas Restaurant Patrons Ill
According to an article in today’s Kansas City Star, Johnson County health officials in Lenexa, Kansas are looking to salsa served at Mi Ranchito restaurant as the likely case of a sudden and alarming outbreak of illness at the restaurant. The salsa was evidently tainted with a pesticide called methomyl. Its use is highly