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December 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 07, 2006 • E. coli
Taco Bell E. coli Outbreak Update
The Food and Drug Administration today annonced that the agency is involved in the investigation related to the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at Taco Bell restaurants. The FDA is actively working with state and local health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the firm, suppliers and distributors …
December 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 07, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Green onions may be to blame for E. coli outbreak
The latest E. coli outbreak may be linked to green onions distributed by McLane Co. Tainted green onions also caused the 2003 Hepatitis A outbreak at a Chi Chi’s restaurant that killed four people. Full Story Green onions grown in Mexico caused a November 2003 hepatitis A outbreak that killed …
December 07, 2006 • Salmonella
Almond Board salmonella plan published
Almond Board of California’s proposal to create a mandatory pasteurization program to eliminate the potential for salmonella bacteria in California almonds is one step closer to reality. After two years of research and consultation involving California’s annual $2.5 billion almond industry, the plan is designed to negate future chances of …
December 07, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella risk from bean sprouts remains
The consumption of raw sprouts has been linked to more than 30 outbreaks of foodborne illness throughout North America in the past 15 years, affecting tens of thousands of people. The first consumer warning about sprouts was issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in 1997. By July 9 …
December 06, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Study: 83 Percent of Chicken Sold in U.S. Has Bacteria
Eighty-three percent of chicken sold in U.S. grocery stores may contain bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses, a consumer group said on Monday. That number is 34 percentage points higher than the rate it found three years ago. Consumer Reports said tests on 525 chickens – including samples from leading brands …
December 04, 2006 • Outbreaks
19 New Jersey residents ill in latest E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in New Jersey has sickened at least 19 people, most of whom reported eating at New Jersey Taco Bell restaurants in the days before they became ill with symptoms of E. coli infections. The victims range in age from one to 23 years old. Seven …
December 04, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella detected: Cantaloupes recalled
Vandervoet & Associates, Inc. of Rio Rico, Arizona, has announced a voluntary recall of its cantaloupes with an HDC label . The melons have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, a substance which may render them injurious to health. Samples taken on November 9, 2006 and laboratory tests made …
December 04, 2006 • Outbreaks
December 04, 2006 • Salmonella
Sprout redux
After 15 students at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, visited the emergency ward, they tested positive for the same strain of Salmonella. A link was made to raw bean sprouts, and the city decided on Nov. 23, 2006 to warn the public, according to Douglas Powell of the Food Safety …
December 01, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Health warning issued for Lloydminster eatery
Click here for more on the hepatitis A scare in Llyodminster from the CBC News: Health warning issued for Lloydminster eatery November 30, 2006 CBC.CA News Public health officials are urging anyone who ate at a Lloydminster restaurant to contact their local health office for a hepatitis A vaccination. A …
December 01, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 29, 2006 • Outbreaks
Wal-Mart Salmonella Outbreak -Indiana (2006)
A 2006 Salmonella outbreak was traced to deli items served at an Indiana Walmart. …
November 28, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Toronto Public Health Confirms Several Cases Of Hepatitis A
Click here for the full story from City News Toronto Public Health confirmed at least 20 cases of Hepatitis A Sunday night, some of which are already in hospital at Etobicoke General. The origin of some cases hasn’t been confirmed, but the mother of one patient suggests her son may …
November 28, 2006 • Salmonella
Food Safety Roulette
More than 50,000 people got sick or died from something they ate in a hidden epidemic that went undiagnosed by the nation’s public health departments during a five-year period, according to Thomas Hargrove of the Scripps Howard News Service. Scripps studied 6,374 food-related disease outbreaks reported by every state to …
November 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
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