5 challenges that catch students off guard when doing assignments
College assignments contribute 50-60 percent of a student’s grade. Completing assignments on time enables students to enhance their understanding and gain new insights that are vital for scoring high grades. Assignments More...
Alberta: Gastrointestinal illnesses may be linked to raw oysters in Edmonton
Ten cases of gastrointestinal illness potentially linked to consumption of raw oysters are under investigation in the Edmonton Zone, prompting Alberta Health Services (AHS) to remind all Albertans of the risk of More...
Purdue scientists have bright idea for detecting harmful bacteria in food products
Scientists looking for traces of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands – turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark. Image/CDC Purdue More...
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen strawberries tops 120 cases
Federal and state health officials investigating the multistate hepatitis A linked to frozen strawberries are now reporting 123 total cases through Friday. Public domain image/Yuyudevil via Wikimedia Commons The More...
Multistate Listeria outbreak linked to frozen vegetables send 8 to the hospital
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of listeriosis More...
Philippines: Dozens sickened at Guimaras school, tainted Cassava cake blamed
Some 31 students at the Suclaran National High School in barangay San Lorenzo on the island of Guimaras were sickened late last week and officials are pointing fingers at a Cassava cake that was served at the More...
Shigella case from Wal-Mart’s Salsarita’s Restaurant results in lawsuit
Attorneys Bill Marler and Drew Falkenstein of Marler Clark, the nation’s only law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness, have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas More...
Florida teens contract ciguatera toxin on a fishing trip in the Bahamas
Two teenage boys from Manatee County, Florida, went on a fishing trip in the Bahamas, ate what they caught and contracted ciguatera food poisoning. A Bay News 9 report yesterday says Marlin Ellis, 14 and Austin More...
Minnesota health officials investigate E. coli O111 outbreak, advise patrons of Applebee’s
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating 13 cases of foodborne illness associated with a type of E. coli bacteria known as E. coli O111. This form of E. coli is in the same family as the more More...
Antibiotic-resistant foodborne infections: An ongoing public health threat
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, showed both positive and troubling trends, according to data tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012. Each year, More...
UN ranks ‘Top 10’ food borne parasites with release of new guidelines
1 July 2014, Rome – A “Top Ten” list identifying the food-borne parasites of greatest global concern has been released today, and new guidelines are being developed to control them. The parasites More...
Food poisoning 101: 3 spore-forming bacteria that cause foodborne illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. Clostridium More...
Alabama salmonella outbreak up to 14 confirmed cases
In a follow-up to a report Monday, as part of the Alabama Department of Public Health’s continuing investigation of a foodborne disease outbreak in Russellville, the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has confirmed More...
Florida reports six Vibrio vulnificus cases to date in 2014, encourages awareness of public
As summer arrives and the waters get warmer, The Florida Department of Health is urging Floridians with certain health conditions to avoid eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to seawater and estuarine water, More...
Alabama salmonella outbreak possibly linked to El Patron
In a follow-up to a report on a salmonella outbreak in Russellville, Alabama, health officials now report during the course of their ongoing investigation, three individuals who had eaten at El Patron restaurant More...
Alabama health officials investigate salmonella outbreak in Russellville
Health officials in Alabama are reporting being made aware of a possible salmonella foodborne outbreak in Russellville on Wednesday. SalmonellaImage/CDC The Alabama Department of Public Health Assistant State Health More...
Fuego Tortilla Grill being investigated over Salmonella Typhimurium-Ohio outbreak
A College Station, Texas restaurant has voluntarily closed due to a health investigation into a connection with an intermittent Salmonella Typhimurium-Ohio outbreak, according to a The Eagle report Friday. The More...
CDC targets five Neglected Parasitic Infections in the US
When you think of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), you think of diseases occurring in poor and developing countries. NTDs perpetuate a cycle of poverty that continues from generation to generation. Kissing bug More...
Indianapolis: Teavana customers warned of possible hepatitis A exposure
Health officials in Marion County said yesterday that patrons to an Indianapolis establishment may be at risk of exposure to hepatitis A. Anyone who visited and drank tea prepared at the Teavana store, 8702 Keystone More...
Results on CDC Food Safety Progress Report a mixed bag
The nation’s food safety grades are out and the results are mixed. CDC’s annual report card shows that foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the United States. The rate More...
