Jimmy John’s launched a new ad campaign earlier this month stressing speed instead of safety after making 130 or so people barf with salmonella-in-sprouts-on-sandwiches in two separate outbreaks.

About 60,000 cantaloupes distributed to Costco stores, including those in Idaho, have been recalled due to salmonella contamination concerns. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said there are no confirmed Idaho cases linked to the products, but warned consumers to return the cantaloupes to stores for a refund or dispose of them.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported last night that 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli serotype O157:H7 have been reported from Maryland (3 cases), New Jersey (2 cases), North Carolina (1 case), Ohio (2 cases) and Pennsylvania (6 cases).

The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.

My evolution from not-chef to top chef has happened somewhat slowly over the past 20 years. The first full family meal I made as a kid (beyond boiled hot dogs or scrambled eggs) was baked chicken breast, baked potatoes and steamed broccoli. I was in grade 7. It was a class project for Mrs. Kalisz' family studies course (I also sewed a pencil case in that class).

Over 100 people who ate an unnamed restaurant north of Tampa a couple of weeks ago have been confirmed to have been part of a norovirus outbreak. But now they’ve named the restaurant.

Salmonella is an important food born pathogen but its mechanisms to survive in the environment are still partly unclear. Speaking at the Western Poultry Disease Conference (WPDC), Bart Weiner from the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California presented new work on how Salmonella enteritidis survival can be reduced.

A €3 million research project to improve the safety of animal feeds and the entire European animal-based food chain, has been launched at Queen's University Belfast A €3 million (Euro) research project to improve the safety of animal feeds and the entire European animal-based food chain, has been launched at Queen's University Belfast (Wednesday 23 March).

At least 12 people have been sickened with Salmonella Panama in the U.S. and the Food and Drug Administration has identified an epidemiologic link with Del Monte cantaloupes grown in Guatemala.