The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) is reporting listeria in a sampling of bottled raw (unpasteurized) milk from Jerseydale Farms near Brookings, S.D.
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture advises consumers that bottled raw milk recently purchased from this business may contain harmful bacteria that can lead to listeria infection.
According to the South
Bloomberg reports that Germany found a case of mad cow disease in a slaughtered bovine, the country’s first case since 2009, according to an alert to the World Organization for Animal Health, or OIE.
The 10-year-old cow, which did not show any clinical signs of the disease, was destroyed, Germany’s Food & Agriculture Ministry wrote
As of January 13, 2014, a total of 9 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from Tennessee.
Two (22%) of 9 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
All of the ill persons were incarcerated at a single correctional facility located in Tennessee.
Epidemiologic and
Tyson Foods, Inc. a Sedalia, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg strain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The mechanically separated chicken products were produced on Oct. 11, 2013. The following products are subject
BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9:266
Indira T Kudva and Judith A Stasko
Background
Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli O157) has been isolated from bison retail meat, a fact that is important given that bison meat has been implicated in an E. coli O157-multistate outbreak. In addition, E. coli O157 has also been isolated from bison
WFMY News 2 reports that the Davidson County Health Department received two reports of E. coli at Tyro Middle School.
The source in these cases is also unknown at this time.
The Health Department describes e. coli as “the naturally occurring bacteria that normally lives in the intestines of people and animals.” Most forms are
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the new Pew Charitable Trusts report Salmonella Regulation: How two recent outbreaks illustrate a failure to protect public health and the Consumer Reports’ article The High Cost of Cheap Chicken. DeLauro is a longtime champion for food safety and public health. In
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
The right of reporters, bloggers, and other members of news media to speak to government or industry whistle blowers and to broadcast or publish their findings is at the heart of the First Amendment. The lawsuit waged by Beef Products, Inc., against ABC News and people the
The CDC announced as of November 19, 2013, a total of 32 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 have been reported from four states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), California (27), Texas (1), and Washington (3).
32% of ill persons have been hospitalized.
According to press reports, up to 6,750 people who dined at a Southampton restaurant could have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to the Suffolk County health department.
The Department of Health Services is offering free preventive treatment after it announced Thursday it was investigating a case of hepatitis A, an inflammation of the liver