Although it is a rare illness, infant botulism is incredibly serious. For this reason, parents of newborns are being reminded to refrain from feeding honey, even the smallest amount, to any child under the age of 1.
If the botulism spores are ingested, they begin to multiply in the infant’s gastrointestinal tract, producing a toxin.
According to the Illinois Department of Health:
Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 71.
Age range of confirmed cases: 2 to 88.
Cases have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in 22 counties — Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dewitt, Fulton, Knox, La Salle, Macon, Marshall, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion
Senator Durbin’s statement today hit the nail on the head with regard to food safety:
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today that the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, “Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the FDA” highlights the need for an overhaul of the nation’s current food safety system.
The 500-page
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The Salmonella outbreak at Subway restaurants around the state of Illinois has claimed 68 confirmed victims–a number that will probably continue to grow as more and more illnesses are identified as part of the Subway Salmonella outbreak.
The Illinois Department of Public Health’s updated announcement states as follows:
Salmonella Update
(as of 12 p.m., June
Below is the genetic fingerprinting analysis (PFGE patterns) of the E. coli O157:H7 samples that tested positive in humans involved in the Hartmann Dairy E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, as well as cows (though, according to Hartmann’statements, not cows that contributed milk to the batch linked to the outbreak), and environmental samples at the farm.
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The Hartmann Dairy Farm, which has been linked by Minnesota Public Health officials to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 5 people, at least one critically, released a statement today:
"As of today, there is no evidence of any harmful bacteria in any raw milk, cheese, meat or other product sampled from
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The Illinois Department of Health’s very brief situation update today gives the impression that we do not yet know the full scope of what may become a very major outbreak. IDPH latest announcement on the Subway salmonella outbreak states as follows:
"Confirmed cases of Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss – 60. Age range of confirmed cases: 2 to
Food safety experts and the public have criticized the FDA’s food safety system and questioned whether it properly safeguards Americans from foodborne
diseases. Thus, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine the gaps in the current food safety system under the purview of the FDA and to identify the tools needed to improve
Though some Saratoga Springs residents have continued to report illness in recent weeks, the campylobacter outbreak widely believed to have been linked to contaminated water appears to be coming to an end. Joy Holbrook, a nurse epidemiologist with the Utah County Department of Health, reports that "We’re thinking that the outbreak is decreasing out there
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 48 cases of Salmonella ser. Hvittingfoss associated with the ongoing investigation of illnesses among customers who ate at certain Subway restaurants in Illinois. All cases are recovering, of which 17 had been hospitalized.
As of today, Salmonella cases identified in this outbreak reported eating at Subway