Three people with symptoms of E coli bacterial infection have died in Germany since Saturday and another 400 cases of infection were recorded as of Tuesday night. According to press reports, health authorities revealed that the latest fatality was a 24-year-old woman, who died on Monday. An 83-year-old woman died from bloody diarrhea on Saturday
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Takes 3 Lives and Sickens More Than 400 in Germany
According to German health officials, a virulent strain of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria has taken the lives of three women and sickened more than 400 individuals. Authorities from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a German public health institution responsible for disease control and prevention, confirmed that more than 80 individuals have developed hemolytic uremic
Pork’s Minimum Safe Cooking Temperature Lowered To 145 °F By USDA
Today the USDA announced that the minimum safe cooking temperature for pork has been lowered from 165 °F to 145 °F. In addition, a 3 minute resting period after removing the meat from the grill has been added to the recommendation. The new lower temperature recommendation and resting period comes after several years of
Salmonella Outbreak in St. Charles Linked to Salad
The Kane County (Illinois) Health Department issued a press release today indicating that the outbreak of SalmonellaTyphimurium at the Portillo’s restaurant in St. Charles, Illinois may be linked to salad. According to KCHD the “weight of the evidence leans toward ingestion of salad” as the cause.
The updated number of persons ill stands at
Food Safety Is On Everyone’s Plate
By JEFF BENEDICT The Hartford Courant
When I left Connecticut with my family four years ago, we settled into a rural Civil War-era farm in Virginia. I never intended to farm — I was just happy to find an affordable historic home with a few acres around it.
But after settling in, we converted our
CFIA Warns the Public Not to Eat King James brand Blue Stilton Cheese
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and The Tree of Life Canada are warning the public not to consume the King James brand Blue Stilton Cheese, product of England, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Tree of Life, the importer of the cheese based in Surrey, British Columbia, is voluntarily recalling
The Future of Meat Production Might Be in a Laboratory
In his May 2011 article “Test-Tube Burgers,” Michael Specter, science writer for the New Yorker, wrote about research into producing meat for human consumption in laboratories. Researchers have been experimenting with lab-grown meat for 10 years. Specter recently traveled to labs in the Netherlands and North Carolina to meet with scientists who
U.S. Marshals Seize Cheese from Brunkow Cheese Facility
On May 13, 2011, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, filed a complaint requesting that U.S. Marshals seize cheese products distributed by Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin, Inc. Brunkow, a company based in Darlington, Wisconsin, manufactures, packs, labels, and distributes a variety of cheese products.
The complaint alleged that in February 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug
Personal Responsibility For Foodborne Illness – A Novel Concept
The Ukranian Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, announced recently that the regional heads of state administrations would be held personally responsible if any violations lead to food poisoning of children at this year’s summer camps. The regional heads are those tasked with oversight of youth summer camps. The camps host nearly 18,000 children during the summer
224 illnesses later, breeder of african dwarf frogs stops distribution
The multi-year Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to pet african dwarf frogs may have finally come to an end. The CDC reports that 224 people were sickened from 2009-2011 with the same strain of Salmonella typimurium, with 65% of those people reporting contact with frogs in the week before illness (mostly in the home). Unfortunately, as