The Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to a Holiday Inn in North Carolina ultimately sickened at least 100 people this May, the North Carolina Division of Public Heath reported this week. The bacteria was linked to
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FDA to Evaluate Risk of Salmonella in Tree Nuts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday announced its plan to assess the risks of Salmonella contamination associated with tree nuts. The aim of the risk assessment, described in a filing by FDA, is
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Another Hospitalization Linked to Multistate Hepatitis A Outbreak
While the case count in the multistate hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen pomegranate seeds has been leveling off over the past week, new information on illnesses continues to trickle into the Centers for Disease
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Norovirus Outbreak in NW Wyoming 'Tapering Off' After Sickening over 200
In addition to cameras, a group touring Yellowstone National Park last month brought an unwanted visitor to the area in the form of a foodborne virus. Many members of the group arrived complaining of gastrointestinal
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11 Years of Data Show Poultry, Fish, Beef Have Remained Leading Sources of Food-Related Outbreaks
Between 1998 and 2008, poultry, fish and beef were consistently responsible for the greatest proportion of foodborne illness outbreaks, according to a new government analysis. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA Must Complete FSMA Rules by Mid-2015, Judge Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must publish all of the regulations required under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act by June 30, 2015, a federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S.
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Processing Aids for Fresh Produce: Safety Buffers Between Farm and Table
Nutrition labels on items in the produce section tend to be short, if not absent altogether. While cereals, soups and sauces come with long lists of ingredients on their packaging, an apple doesn’t need an
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California Cantaloupe Producers Self-impose Food Safety Rules
California’s cantaloupe producers will face a new set of food safety rules this season — rules they are imposing on themselves. In an unprecedented move for the state’s produce industry, California cantaloupe handlers have elected
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Study Links Bacteria in Processed Chickens to Contamination on Farm
The levels of bacteria in broiler chickens at the processing plant appears to be related to the amount of bacteria found among birds on the farm, according to a new study. Researchers at the University
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Case Count Rises to 49 in Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Berries
The number of hepatitis A infections linked to a frozen berry mix sold nationwide has now climbed to 49, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday. That announcement came on the heels of
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