In 2009 President Obama was quoted:
“At a bare minimum, we should be able to count on our government keeping our kids safe when they eat peanut butter,” the president said.
“That’s what Sasha eats for lunch,” Obama said, referring to his 7-year-old daughter. “Probably three times a week. I don’t want to worry
Vicky Nguyen of NBC San Francisco reports that Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, has agreed to pay $19.4 million in penalties and restitution after an NBC Bay Area investigation uncovered the company’s secret food sheds regulators called illegal and unsafe.
Inspectors from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched their investigation into
Bill Marler—whose privately-funded study lead to O111 being recognized as an adulterant by USDA—applauds proactive approach by chain to protect customers
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O111 that has, to date, infected 13 people, including four who required hospitalization. This genetic strain of E. coli O1111 has
The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment is advising the public about a possible exposure to hepatitis A virus at the Tortilla Marissa’s restaurant located at 2635 S. College Avenue in Fort Collins.
A food worker employed at Tortilla Marissa has tested positive for hepatitis A, a disease that might be passed to others
KSPR’s Jeff Phillips reports that Springfield Health officials have now administered more than 2,300 doses of the hepatitis A vaccine. Clinics offered by Mercy Springfield and Cox Health Systems treated a total of 300 people Saturday. Each also ran clinics Sunday in the aftermath of an exposure at the Red Robin restaurant in Springfield this
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is vaccinating customers of a Red Robin restaurant in Springfield, MO, who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A between May 8-16.
Health officials are worried that 5,000 people may have been exposed after a restaurant worker was diagnosed with the virus.
In order for the vaccine to work, it
With well over 40 outbreaks linked to sprouts over the last few decades, perhaps it is time for awarning.
As far back as September 1998, the FDA issued a warning against sprouts urging:
children, pregnant women and the elderly should not eat alfalfa sprouts until growers find a way to reduce the risk of a
KIRO reports that an outbreak of E. coli O21 cases have led state health officials to warn consumers not to eat raw clover sprouts from an Idaho producer. The sprouts under investigation are linked to seven confirmed and three probable cases of E. coli O121 illnesses in Washington and Idaho. Five of those patients were
KRON TV San Francisco reports: “A horrific discovery at a local market. Maggots. And not just anywhere, but in a meat case at the Whole Foods Market in Noe Valley.”
And, the story gets stranger from there:
The Marion County Public Health Department announces that visitors to an Indianapolis business during three Saturdays in April may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.
Anyone who visited and drank tea prepared at the Teavana store, 8702 Keystone Crossing, on Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19 should watch for signs and symptoms of Hepatitis A.