Penang is conducting checks on goat milk suppliers and has culled 98 of the animals after a 7-year-old boy became the 1st person to be infected with brucellosis [see comment]. Brucellosis is caused by the _Brucella_ bacterium and is a disease mainly found in cattle, swine, goats and sheep.

GREELEY, Colo. -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) said it has received formal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume exporting chicken products to Russia. The company said USDA has approved exports to Russia from Pilgrim's processing facilities in Boaz, Ala., Russellville, Ala., and Dallas, Texas.

When I turned 16 years old my dad and I (below, exactly as shown) took a trip around the somewhat North Eastern U.S. and caught a bunch of baseball games at MLB parks. In the summer, baseball dominated the TV in our house (my dad was a Yankees fan, and in a true reflection of rebellion, I grew up a Mets fan) so this was the trip of a lifetime for both of us.

Trendy trailers and mobile food vendors are now facing tougher regulations in Austin, Texas. KVUE News reports that late Thursday afternoon, Health and Human Services subcommittee members approved new regulations to regulate an industry that has doubled in popularity during the past four years.

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Confusion still seems to shroud a little-known, newly enacted state law that removes Pasco County Health Department inspectors from food programs at hospitals, child care facilities and other institutions in the county. The intent of House Bill 5311 was to avoid duplication of services with other state agencies and perhaps save money.

Sharjah -- Sharjah Municipality has announced that it has completed preparations for the fasting month of Ramadan. A strict vigil has been enforced on the local market in order to ensure that shops and food outlets comply with the highest health and hygiene standards.

Establishment Name License No License Type A & W Restaurant - St. Charles 353 Food A & W Restaurant - Winona 466 Food Acoustic Cafe 102 Food & Beverage Adith Miller Manor 354 Food & Lodging Alexander Mansion Bed & Breakfast 425 Food & Lodging

Associated Press reports tonight that recent illnesses connected to an Iowa farmers' market are linked to Mexican foods sold by a common vendor,  La Reyna Supermarket & Taqueria of Iowa City. The products were sold at farmers' markets in Linn, Johnson and Dubuque counties and may be contaminated with salmonella.

A children's nursery has reopened after an E coli O157 bacteria outbreak – but medical experts have launched an 'extensive' investigation. Five confirmed cases and three other 'presumptive' cases were currently known to The Health Protection Agency (HPA), closely linked together.