OLYMPIA -- Three recent E. coli infections in Washington have been linked to drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. As a result, the Washington state departments of Health and Agriculture are reminding consumers of the potential health hazards of these products.



Just another day at work doesn’t usually involve a visit from the FDA. Earlier this fall, members of a Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture safety team visited Florida tomato packing operations to see how grower-shippers were dealing with food safety regulations.

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Liberté Natural Foods Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Western brand cream cheese products described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The following products are affected by this alert: Brand - Product - Size - UPC - Best Before

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2009/12/articles/food-safety-communication/up-to-160-sick-after-holiday-party-at-melbournes-crown-casino/ The seafood entree may have been too big a gamble for 160 Christmas revellers at Crown casino in Melbourne last week.

What food: Sliced salami brand: Xtra Salami Net Weight: 250 g Packet Date: 12/11-2009 Best before date: 14/1-2010 Lot No: 1282 Produced in Germany at the company: THE SR 42 EG Sold in: Coop stores across the country. (Kvickly, Kvickly Xtra, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and LokalBrugsen) Company called back: COOP Denmark A / S

LIVINGSTON -- A Consumer Reports study found Foster Farms chicken to be among the most contaminated birds in a nationwide test. But Foster Farms claims their chicken is just as safe as any other company's.

An article in an upcoming edition of Transplant Infectious Disease (Gisel et al) describes a case of Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in a person who had received a kidney and pancreas transplant. This person had to board her dogs at a veterinary clinic while she was hospitalized for a bowel obstruction that occurred after surgery.

Michele Inman of Ballwin, Mo., writes that as a vegetarian for more than 30 years who just turned vegan, I continue to be dismayed and saddened at the torture and abuses factory farm animals suffer ("Confession cut to the bone," Cover story, Life, Nov. 25).

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are testing out alternative ways of tilling the soil and rotating crops to see if they can help wheat farmers in Oregon sequester more carbon in the soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.