Michigan warns of salmonella risk associated with small turtles
Although the multistate outbreaks of salmonella associated with small turtles was declared over last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan Departments of Community Health More...
Discussing foodborne illness with Dr. Doug Powell
Outbreaks of salmonella and the parasite, cyclospora, have been big stories in the news during recent weeks and months. Image/CDC To sort out some of the latest foodborne illness news, food scientist and editor More...
Salmonella outbreak up to 362 cases, Delaware the newest state to report a case
The number of cases in the multistate Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to Foster Farms brand chicken has risen by two dozen cases since the last update nearly two weeks ago, according to the lastest data from More...
Iowa ‘crypto cluster’ linked to unpasteurized apple cider
The parasitic infection, cryptosporidiosis, has been reported in high numbers in the Hawkeye State this year topping 1,000 cases. To add to that number is the latest cluster reported out of Johnson County, IA. Cryptosporidium More...
Foster Farms President: ‘I am sorry for any foodborne illness associated with our fresh chicken’
The current multistate Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to Foster Farms brand chicken has sickened 338 people in 20 states and Puerto Rico according to the latest CDC numbers. In response to the outbreak More...
Salmonella outbreak rises by 22, California tops 250 cases
In a follow up to the multistate Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday an additional 22 cases of the bacterial infection. Salmonella More...
San Francisco Costco recalls nearly 40,000 lbs of rotisserie chicken due to salmonella risk
A San Francisco, California Costco has announced the recall of nearly 40,000 lbs of rotisserie chicken products due to the potential of Salmonella Heidelberg contamination, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s More...
Salmonella outbreak up to 317 cases, antibiotic-resistant strains isolated
The multistate Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak continues to grow according to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. Salmonella outbreak map Oct. 11, 2013CDC As More...
Florida reports four salmonella cases linked to Foster Farms chicken
Three Miami-Dade and one Brevard County resident can be counted among the nearly 300 cases of salmonella nationwide linked to Foster Farms chicken, according to the Florida Department of Health (FL DOH) Thursday. Foster More...
USDA issues salmonella public health alert, nearly 300 illnesses reported in outbreak
With hundreds of people in 18 states having been sickened in a salmonella outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert yesterday. The More...
Western Kentucky salmonella outbreak rises to 15 cases
As of Friday, the salmonella outbreak in three counties in Western Kentucky has risen to 15 cases, according to a SurfKY.com report. The report notes that the 15 “suspected” cases have been reported More...
Russia continues to increase its gold reserves, the East accumulating more gold
Russia and Kazakhstan expanded their gold reserves for an 11th straight month in August as they added 12.7 metric tons, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Image/CIA Russia’s holdings of the precious More...
North Carolina salmonella outbreak linked to church barbeque
An outbreak of salmonella, which sickened at least nine people two weekends ago, is being linked to a barbeque dinner at a Shelby church, according to North Carolina health officials. Salmonella image/CDC According More...
England: Salmonella outbreak linked to cooked ham sickens 51
A salmonella outbreak, which has affected more than 50 people in England and Wales, has been linked to cooked ham purchased at a small number of independent butchers. Image/CDC According to Public Health England, there More...
Joey’s Jerky brand Chicken Jerky recalled due to salmonella risk
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is announcing a voluntary recall of Joey’s Jerky brand Chicken Jerky due to possible Salmonella risk. Joey’s Jerky brand Chicken JerkyImage/NH More...
Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry from Privett Hatchery in New Mexico
A Portales, New Mexico business has been identified the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 316 people in 37 states, according to the New Mexico Department of Health today. Persons infected More...
Russia: Anthrax infects two in the North Caucasus region
An emergency notice has been issued in Russia’s North Caucasus region after at least two people have been diagnosed with anthrax, according to an RIA Novosti report Tuesday. Image/CIA The report notes a More...
Des Moines cryptosporidium outbreak case count at 68, linked to swimming pools
The Hawkeye State is battling it’s third gastrointestinal disease outbreak of the summer and it’s another parasite. The Des Moines Register reports today that The Polk County Department of Public Health More...
Iowa health officials investigate two gastrointestinal outbreaks: Cyclospora and Salmonella
Iowa is dealing with two gastrointestinal outbreaks–one parasitic and one bacterial. The Hawkeye State was the first state in the current multistate Cyclospora outbreak that has affected 321 people in 14 states More...
Powerful toxin gives Salmonella typhi its lethality according to study
Researchers from Yale University believe they understand how typhoid fever kills some 200,000 people and affects about 21.5 million persons each year. Salmonella image/CDC The new research, Structure and function More...