Idaho health officials are warning that a Salmonella outbreak in southern Idaho has been ongoing since mid-September. KTRV TV reported on the outbreak:
A number of Salmonella infections have been reported across southern Idaho since mid September.
Experts at the Idaho Health and Welfare Department believe they could be linked to undercooked chicken pot
The CDC’s publication, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, contains a report on an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg that was determined to have originated from fruit salad served in health care facilities in the Northeastern United States and Canada in 2006. While public health officials were unable to determine which fruit ingredient in the salads was
Kraft has announced that the company is because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The company issued a press release regarding the outbreak yesterday detailing the specifics of the recall, and stated:
The potential for contamination was noted after testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that detected the presence
It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever.
Except it really happened.
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning.
The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006.
The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride.
The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth.Continue Reading SALMONELLA GROWS STRONGER IN SPACE
A Salinas Valley spinach grower recalled bagged spinach products today after Salmonella was detected in some of the company’s products. Metz Fresh of King City, California, released the following information about the recall, which was published in the Westfall Daily News:
The recalled spinach was distributed throughout the 48 states and Canada and sold
California almond growers have asked for an extension on a rule requiring all almonds sold commercially to be pasteurized. The California Almond Board has asked the USDA to push back the date of required pasteurization to march 1, 2008. The Board is arguing that almond farmers have not had enough time to validate their processes
ConAgra announced today that the company will re-open the plant where Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter was produced. The plant was closed in February after it was identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that had sickened hundreds of people who ate contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. From Forbes.com:
The Omaha-based company
The City of Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an update on the number of Salmonella illnesses the department is investigating in connection to a Salmonella outbreak at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago festival. CDPH announced that as of noon today, 717 people have reported illness they believe
Grant County, Washington, health officials have reported that a Salmonella outbreak in the county has sickened 11 people since February. Seven people have been confirmed ill with Salmonella senftenberg since the outbreak began, and four possible cases have submitted samples for testing.
The Columbia Basin Herald interviewed Grant County health officer Alexander Brzezny for its
KOTV.com and the Chicago Tribune reported that the number of food poisoning cases tied to the Taste of Chicago event had increased to 378 on Friday. At least 12 people were hospitalized with Salmonella infections after eating at the Pars Cove booth at Taste. Testing is still being conducted to help health officials determine the
A number of Salmonella infections have been reported across southern Idaho since mid September.