Health Canada said today while telling pregnant women to be especially careful about the 11 million cases of foodborne illness that strike Canadians each year that, “Many of these illnesses could be prevented by following proper food handling and preparation techniques.” Please, please, oh please. Show us mortals the data on which that statement is based?

According to this editorial, most of the antibiotics sold in the United States — 70 percent — go to the animals we eat, especially pigs and chickens. To speed up growth and to prevent the spread of disease in crowded conditions, growers put small amounts of antibiotics into animals’ daily feed.

After an E coli outbreak this spring linked to raw milk, the Traditional Foods Warehouse buying club featured in Dish last year--a source of raw milk, kombucha, and other natural foodies favorites--was raided by Minnesota Department of Agriculture and shut down earlier this summer. Dairy farmer Mike Hartmann, the supplier of the raw milk thought to be the source of the E.

Public health officials are investigating two separate outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease, Wales’ most senior doctor has confirmed. Dr Tony Jewell, the nation’s chief medical officer, said there appeared to be two distinct but simultaneous outbreaks of the killer disease – in Rhymney and the Cynon Valley.

Dharamsala -- At least 80 Tibetan students were admitted to a hospital in this Himachal Pradesh town after they complained of nausea, a health official said here Tuesday.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- As fall arrives, so does the apple season and fresh apple cider.  Unfortunately, serious outbreaks of foodborne illness have been traced to drinking fruit and vegetable juices and cider that have not been processed to kill harmful bacteria.  Consumers are being reminded this fall to read the labels carefully on juice or cider products they purchase.

Hospital in Hyderabad fell sick from food poisoning after consuming tainted sandwiches, leaving a critical shortage in the gynecology wing. That’s what MedIndia reported. The doctors, who had assembled for a continuing education program in gynecology, apparently ate snacks from a bakery. The eatables were purchased from Mac Allen Bakery at Padmarao Nagar.

BEIJING -- A Chinese dairy company executive and six other people were arrested after authorities discovered 26 tons of milk powder tainted with a toxic chemical, the latest incident highlighting the country's enduring struggle with food safety, a report said Monday.

An 11-year-old girl stricken with crippling nausea during a Fourth of July camping trip in California. A 30-year-old woman hospitalized after eating pastry at a graduation party. A child hospitalized for a week after eating banana pudding on a trip through North Carolina.