Drinking Raw Milk: It’s Not Worth the Risk
By LCDR Casey Barton Behravesh, DVM, DrPH, US Public Health Service
There are many reasons why some people are thinking about drinking raw milk these days. (Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful germs.) Some people want to eat less processed food.
NPR profiled the burgeoning California artisanal cheese industry today, noting specifically the crackdown on producers that happened in 2010. Raw milk and raw milk-based products caused 12 outbreaks and 146 confirmed E. coli, campylobacter, salmonella, and listeria illnesses in 2010, and were responsible for another 9 recalls. Three of these outbreaks were linked
Victims, families urge Peanut Corp. CEO to be held accountable
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in support of those who were affected by the 2009 recall of peanuts contaminated with Salmonella.
The outbreak was traced to a Peanut Corporation
In the first ground beef E. coli recall of 2011 (there was one on December 30 2010 too), a California company called American Food Service has recalled 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products. The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 1913” inside the USDA mark of
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 1913" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were distributed to restaurants throughout southern California.
The following products are subject to recall:
• (559002) American Companies 100% Pure Ground Beef 30-lb. case
• (552102) American Companies 2/1 R Ground Beef Patties 80/20 10-lb. case
The Country Market of Medical Lake, WA is recalling raw fluid milk because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product was contaminated with toxin-producing E. coli. The Country
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State health officials on Friday warned consumers that certain fresh cilantro sold in grocery stores may be contaminated with salmonella.
No illnesses have been reported, but the cilantro is being recalled as a precaution.
The California Department of Public Health said the recalled cilantro was distributed by Tanimura & Antle of Salinas. It was sold
PEW Charitable Trust and Center for Science in the Public Interest Conference on “managing the risk of foodborne hazard: STECs and antibiotic-resistance pathogens” began today. Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Undersecretary for Food Safety at the USDA, spoke about the particular risks posed by non-O157 strains of E. coli. "We know, with certainty, that they are a
Following confirmation from regulators of a positive test for Salmonella on curly parsley in Quebec and cilantro in Detroit, J&D Produce Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of its curly parsley and cilantro items packed between November 30 and December 6, and processed and branded under the "Little Bear" product line by the Edinburg, Texas-based
Just in time for the onslaught of holiday gorging, Jim Gorman of Men’s Health has published his list of The 10 Dirtiest Foods You’re Eating. The list includes chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, raw oysters, cantaloupe, peaches, prepackaged lettuce, cold cuts, and scallions. While regular readers of this site will likely find the items