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June 2011

  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:50am

    The Alabama Department of Public Health’s investigation of an E. coli outbreak continues after 13 children and two adults who visited the Opelika Sportsplex and Aquatics Center’s Splash Park or swam in the facility’s swimming pool between June 4 and June 22 have been identified with severe gastrointestinal illness, according to an ADPH release on Tuesday.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    WRBL
    E. coli  |  Comments
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    Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:49am

    An outbreak of salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts has sent three people to the hospital, and sickened 21 in five states since April 12 and appears to be ongoing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The outbreak is not the same as the E. coli outbreak originating in sprouts in Germany and Europe which has sickened more than 823 people.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    USA Today
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:48am

    Now that German officials have pinpointed bean sprouts from an organic German farm as the culprit in a deadly E coli outbreak, what does that say about the safety of growing, or eating sprouts? The outbreak sickened more than 3,700 and killed 40 people. Sprouts need warm and humid conditions to grow — the same conditions where bugs like E. coli and salmonella thrive.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    Deseret News
    E. coli, Raw Food  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:47am

    Dominic Dyer, chief executive of the UK Crop Protection Association based in Peterborough and has many years experience working with the organic food industry, writes in this edited excerpt:

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    New Scientist
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  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:46am

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A wholesale produce company based in Sacramento is working to fix 11 food safety violations identified as the result of a KCRA 3 report. The California Department of Public Health inspected Sun Sen Co. on Commerce Circle in response to a KCRA 3 report which revealed the company had hazardous materials stored outside its food facility.

    Date Published: 
    29.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    KCRA Sacramento
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  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:44am

    DES MOINES, Iowa -- An animal welfare group that has used undercover videos to generate public outrage over the treatment of livestock said it now plans to use secret recordings to pressure large grocery chains to stop buying from farms that use practices it considers abusive.

    Date Published: 
    29.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    Associated Press
    Animal Welfare  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:41am

    Abstract (provisional)

    Date Published: 
    29.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    Veterinary Research 2011, 42:81
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  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:40am

    Public comments and evidence submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture overwhelmingly support broad inspection and regulation of all commercial catfish species imported or grown for sale to consumers in the United States, according to the USDA website.

    Date Published: 
    29.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    USDA
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:39am

    For the first time, a Swede with no connections to Germany has been infected with the virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria that has claimed dozens of lives across Europe, Swedish health authorities reported on Tuesday.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    The Local
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:38am

    Top sirloin steaks have been getting a grilling in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food safety studies. USDA microbiologist John B. Luchansky and his colleagues are conducting experiments to help make sure that neither the foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 nor any of its pathogenic relatives will ruin the pleasure of eating this popular entrée.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:37am

    Renewed global warnings over food safety have been issued after the outbreak of E. coli spread to France in recent days, hospitalising up to 10 people.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    AUT University
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:36am

    Introduction

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    CDC
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:35am

    I got this question last week from a reader named Janet: “Does the state still post restaurant ratings? How do we find out if there are any violations on local restaurants?”

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    Wichita Eagle Blogs
  • Posted: June 29th, 2011 - 10:34am

    Consumer Contact: Nestlé Purina PetCare Office of Consumer Affairs: 1-800-982-6559 Media Contact: Jill Winte 314-982-3032

    Date Published: 
    27.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    Nestlé Purina
    Animals, Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:55pm

    KTUU reports the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is investigating four cases of people who became sick after drinking bacteria-contaminated raw milk from a Mat-Su Valley farm.

    Date Published: 
    27.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:53pm

    Washing hands is the single most effective way to prevent zoonotic disease transmission at petting zoos yet compliance remains low. The most recent attempt at raising public awareness on handwashing after visiting petting zoos comes from Ireland’s Public Health Agency (HPA), which released recommendations yesterday.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Animals, Handwashing  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:52pm

    German officials closed a primary school in the west of the country on Tuesday after a number of students fell ill with E.coli O104 responsible for an outbreak that has killed 48 people. The school in the town of Altenbeken will be shut for a week, about the length of the E. coli incubation period, to prevent a possible spread of the bacteria, local officials said.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:51pm

    This is why I don’t pay attention to government: for months, Americans have been told that under new legislation the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have the authority to recall products. Instead of a recall, FDA warned consumers yesterday not eat alfalfa sprouts from Evergreen Produce because of possible salmonella contamination, which has apparently sickened 20.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:51pm

    Food safety authorities may be recommending that sprouts be cooked thoroughly following eight more cases of E. coli poisoning in France, but the notion of cooking what's most commonly eaten as a fresh garnish may be perplexing for sprout aficionados.

    Date Published: 
    28.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    The Independent
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  • Posted: June 28th, 2011 - 4:50pm

    In fighting for food safety, a Food and Drug Administration report has identified an unlikely adversary: the agency itself.

    Date Published: 
    24.jun.11
    Source Title: 
    The Packer
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments