A new New York pizzeria, Don Antonio, has already been shuttered by the Dept. of Health. Eater reports a tipster spotted the yellow sign on the door yesterday, and when an Eater operative went by to snap a pic of the exterior, the management freaked out and said they'd call the cops.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The discovery of E. coli in beef produced Wednesday at the JBS meatpacking plant in Grand Island caused the plant to cease full production until Friday. “This doesn't happen very often,” JBS spokesman Chandler Keys said. “But when it does, we have processes in place to rework and clean.”

KFC has been ordered to pay $8 million damages by a judge who found a young Sydney girl was left severely brain damaged after eating a Twister chicken wrap. AAP reports the family of Monika Samaan successfully sued the fast food giant, claiming the source of her salmonella poisoning was a Twister.

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Alfa Sprouts Inc. of Honeoye Falls, NY is recalling approx. 100 lbs of Springwater Sprouts brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts and bulk 3# Clover Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems.

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Following today’s expanded pet food recall by Diamond Pet Foods, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is issuing a health alert urging consumers to use caution when handling pet foods.

OTTAWA -- Factsheet: Streamlining Food Regulations in Canada As part of the Jobs, Growth, and Long-Term Prosperity Act, the Harper Government today introduced amendments to the Food and Drugs Act that will continue to protect Canadian food safety, while reducing red tape that currently delays safe foods from getting to market.

itv News reports four more people have been diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis linked to the outbreak at Greenmeadow Community farm in Cwmbran, Wales. It brings the total number of cases to eight. All were either members of staff or volunteers who bottle fed unwell animals. The animals have now been removed from the farm.

State health officials have reported that 12 people rather than 15 in central Missouri were infected with E. coli bacteria from a common source. The State Public Health Laboratory linked the cases through lab results, case histories and locations, said Gena Terlizzi with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.