Myth #1: Food poisoning isn’t that big of a deal. I just have to tough it out for a day or two and then it’s over.
Fact: Many people don’t know it, but some foodborne illnesses can actually lead to long-term health conditions, and 3,000 Americans a year die from foodborne illness. Get the facts on long-term
According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures of Fresno County have been released from a statewide quarantine that began May 10. CDFA imposed the quarantine in response to the detection of campylobacter bacteria, and notification from the California Department of Public Health of reported campylobacter
Citing previous instances in which government suppression of data in foodborne illness outbreaks has proven misguided, food safety expert and attorney William Marler calls on DHEC to release the name of the Mexican restaurant responsible for the recent E. coli outbreak.
According to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) officials a “Spartanbug-area
Campylobacter, E. coli and Cryptosporidium.
It has been a bad few months for raw milk hucksters and even worse for their customers.
An update on the dysfunction of our food supply.
Missouri Raw Milk: The Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday it now has 14 confirmed cases of the harmful bacteria. The two new E. coli cases are from Boone and Marion counties. The 14 cases have similar lab results, geographic proximity and/or
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a series of policy measures that will better protect consumers from foodborne illness in meat and poultry products. These measures will significantly improve the ability of both plants and USDA to trace contaminated food materials in the supply chain, to act against contaminated products sooner, and to establish
Calls for Increased Transparency in Foodborne Illness Investigations
On April 20, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated report on a burgeoning Salmonella Bareilly outbreak linked to a raw tuna product used in sushi dishes. According to the report, 160 people have been confirmed ill and 26 have been hospitalized across
Joel Greene – Since early March 2012, the use of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) in the U.S. ground beef supply has come under a barrage of media criticism and consumer backlash. The depiction of LFTB in the media as “pink slime” raised the product’s “yuck” factor and implied that there were food safety issues
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
25 Sickened – On March 8, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control announced an ongoing investigation into illnesses linked to the consumption of raw clover sprouts consumed at Jimmy John’s Restaurants in several states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama
I am sitting in my office in Seattle watching the snowfall on this St. Patrick’s Day while working on one of the latest food disasters – Listeria in cantaloupe. I was reminded by the staff at Food Safety News that my “Publisher’s Platform” was due. After spending most of my day reading about the horrible