Foster Farms salmonella outbreak up by 43 case since March
The Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken has increased by 43 cases since Mar. 3, bringing the total cases to 524, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today. The More...
Organic Black Peppercorns recalled in the US and Canada due to possible Salmonella
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has recalled Organic Black Peppercorns sold under the Sprouts brand name from all stores. This product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration More...
Salmonella as a child a risk for IBS as an adult: Study
Researchers from the University of Bologna in Italy say that if you had salmonellosis as a child, you are at greater risk to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) into adulthood, according to a study published More...
Taiwan reports upticks in typhoid, paratyphoid
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control is reporting more cases of typhoid and paratyphoid than usual this year, according to a press release Wednesday. Image/CIA Since Jan. 1, a total of 7 typhoid fever cases have More...
Illinois health officials warn of salmonella risk with illegal Mexican cheeses
Illinois health officials are advising the public not to eat illegally manufactured cheeses after some 100 people contracted salmonellosis in 13 counties, according to an advisory yesterday. Image/CDC A sample More...
CDC releases ‘Salmonella Atlas’, contains over 40 years of data
Forty years of data on a major cause of food poisoning now is available to the public, the food industry, and researchers in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, collected More...
Foster Farms Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella outbreak continues at one year mark, 51 new cases reported
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting 51 new cases of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg infections likely related to Foster Farms chicken today, just days after the first case More...
Australia: Victoria salmonella outbreak sickens 200, linked to raw-egg products from supplier, Green Eggs
A number of people who have eaten raw egg products sourced from the egg producer, Green Eggs, have developed Salmonellosis, according to Victoria Department of Health today. Image/Paolo Neo More than 200 people More...
Scotland health officials warn of salmonella risk from ‘bearded dragons’
Public health experts in NHS Forth Valley, Scotland are asking people who care for ‘bearded dragons’ and other reptiles to be aware of a risk of salmonella. Over the past eight months there have been at least More...
Infections you can get from domestic cats
With one-third of the households in the United States having cats as pets totally approximately 60 million, human exposure to cats can occasionally result in a variety of infections. Photo/Femke Jenkins Photography Infections More...
Multistate campylobacter outbreak linked to chicken livers used for pâté
A campylobacter outbreak that has sickened at least five people in Oregon and Ohio has been linked to undercooked or raw chicken used as pâté, according to a Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Food Safety Alert More...
Red Flannel Cat Food recalled due to salmonella risk
Arden Hills, Minnesota pet food company, PMI Nutrition, LLC (PMI), initiated a voluntary recall Saturdayof its 20 lb. bags of Red Flannel® Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination. Although More...
Suspected typhoid outbreak in northern Cebu
The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) 7 is monitoring suspected typhoid fever cases in Danao City in northern Cebu, according to a Philippines News Agency report More...
Melbourne Vietnamese restaurant linked to salmonella outbreak
A salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 21 people, including two pregnant women, has been linked to popular Vietnamese restaurant in Melbourne’s inner west, according to a Herald Sun report. Authorities More...
Food Safety attorney, Bill Marler, talks about foodborne outbreaks and food safety law
The cyclospora outbreak,which sickened more than 600 people this year, was the number one foodborne outbreak of 2013, according to the website Food Safety News (FSN). Photo/Nodar Kherkheulidze via wikimedia commons The More...
Flat Creek Farm & Dairy’s Heavenly Blue and Aztec Cheddar cheese recalled due to salmonella risk
PRESS RELEASE Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of Flat Creek Farm & Dairy’s Heavenly Blue and Aztec Cheddar cheeses, sold in Georgia and Florida, because the products More...
The Top 10 Infectious Disease and Outbreak News stories of 2013
2013 was a year full of impactful infectious disease stories with outbreaks of diseases not before seen in humans, diseases seen in new parts of the planet and miracle stories of survivors. Drugs not approved in More...
New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared
A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies More...
Salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken tops 400 cases
In their first update in a month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the latest numbers associated with Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken products Wednesday. According More...
UK, other EU countries report increase of human Salmonella Mikawasima infections
Several EU countries have over the past three months observed an unusual increase in the number of Salmonella Mikawasima infections in humans, according to a recent European Centre for Disease Prevention and More...
