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  • Food Safety Friday: This Week’s Top 5
    It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a quick rundown of the most popular food-safety stories trending this week. From faux pas to high fives, this week had it all. ...More
    May 18, 2012
    Posted in Blog
  • CA Cantaloupe Handlers Adopt Mandatory Food-Safety Program
    In response to last year’s deadly Listeria outbreak linked to whole cantaloupes grown in Colorado, the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board unanimously voted to amend the board and create a new, more comprehensive food-safety program. The amended board will affect all ...More
    May 17, 2012
    Posted in News
  • More Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Over Salmonella
    Moon Fishery, the India-based manufacturer of the yellowfin tuna nakaochi scrape recalled over an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga that has sickened 258 people in 24 states, announced a new recall of tuna strips because they have the potential to be ...More
    May 9, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Oh Doggie: Pet Food Recall Widens, Salmonella Sickens 14 People
    As three more pet food manufacturers announced recalls of dry dog food linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 14 individuals in nine states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis ...More
    May 7, 2012
    Posted in Blog
  • Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sushi Rolls On, 258 Sickened
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) has confirmed more cases of a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to the consumption of frozen raw yellowfin tuna commonly used in sushi. The latest numbers reveal 258 persons in 24 states and the District of Columbia ...More
    May 3, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Salmonella Outbreak Widens, 200 Sickened in 21 States
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a second strain of Salmonella has been identified in a multistate outbreak most likely caused by contaminated frozen raw yellowfin tuna product commonly used in sushi. The latest CDC report confirmed 200 people ...More
    April 30, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Oregon Officials Confirm E. coli in Raw Milk From Farm
    The Oregon Public Health Division announced laboratory tests on raw milk produced at the Foundation Farm in Clackamas County tested positive for the same strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that sickened 17 people and hospitalized four children this month. Three of the ...More
    April 17, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Over Salmonella Bareilly Outbreak
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of 58,828 pounds of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product that is the possible source of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly that has sickened 116 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The ...More
    April 16, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Autism and Food
    Autism and its rising frequency is troubling. But we need to let hard science lead the path to determining potential causes and avoid undue vilification of food ingredients that have no scientifically proven harmful effects. ...More
    April 16, 2012
    Posted in Blog
  • Raw Milk Linked to E. coli Illnesses in 2 States
    Public health officials in Portland, Ore. and St. Louis, Mo., are investigating outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections linked to the consumption of raw milk that have sickened 11 people, and hospitalized three children in Oregon and two children in Missouri. Four ...More
    April 13, 2012
    Posted in News
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