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March 19, 2007 • Outbreaks
March 16, 2007 • Listeria
Listeria hospital sandwich scare
England – The company, Anchor Catering Ltd, produces up to 10,000 sandwiches every day. Thousands of sandwiches supplied to schools, hospitals and businesses in the South East may have been infected with listeria, food watchdogs say. Kent-based Anchor Catering Ltd has supplied food thought to have been contaminated to local …
March 16, 2007 • Listeria
Potato Salad recalled in Minnesota
Potato salad sold under the Coborn’s, Cash Wise and Midwest Pride brands in Minnesota and six other states may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture warned Friday. The potato salad was sold in two forms: # Prepackaged one-pound containers with lot number 7057018A sold under …
March 15, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Celebs warned of Hepatitis A scare
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore might think twice before indulging in the nibbles at future parties, after being informed that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A at a recent bash for their new film, Music And Lyrics. The Music And Lyrics party was one of 14 events catered …
March 15, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Idaho Environmental Health Association (2007)
Drew Falkenstein was the keynote speaker for the Idaho Environmental Health Association's annual meeting, which will be held at Boise State University. His presentation focused on legal liability and obligations of health inspectors in the field. …
March 14, 2007 • Salmonella
Extension Connection: Peanut butter study reveals surprises
By Guest Columnist to the Shelby County Reporter – Angela Treadaway Alabama Cooperative Extension System Food Safety experts Patti West and Jean Weese initially were shocked when they learned about the outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter. Peanut butter just didn’t strike these two as an ideal environment for the …
March 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
March 14, 2007 • Salmonella
14 Salmonella Oranienburg cases traced to ice tea machine
The CDC, Arizona and Cochise County health departments investigated a total of 59 Salmonella Oranienburg cases diagnosed in the Sierra Vista area starting last September. The CDC traced 14 cases of illness to The Palms dining and banquet facility in Sierra Vista, but could not find a source of contamination …
March 14, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Vacaville Eatery Investigated After Hepatitis A Outbreak
A Vacaville restaurant is being investigated by the Solano County Health Department after reports of Hepatitis A outbreak. Five customers became sick after eating at BJ’s Brewhouse in mid-January of this year. Their symptoms included fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. No workers at the restaurant tested positive for the disease. Health …
March 13, 2007 • Salmonella
Nine cases of food poisoning now linked to Edwardsville restaurant
The St. Louis Post has reported more confirmed cases of Salmonella at Vanzo’s Taproom, a popular restaurant in Edswardsville. Full Story Madison County Health Department Administrator Toni Corona said Monday that the confirmed cases now include both patrons and employees of Vanzo’s. Corona said other test results were pending and …
March 11, 2007 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A puts freeze on Katy ice cream shop
A manager at a Katy ice cream shop has tested positive for hepatitis A, marking the second time this year an employee at a Houston-area food service business has been infected with the disease. Marble Slab Creamery was locked Friday and a bright orange sign on the door warned that …
March 10, 2007 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2007 • Salmonella
ConAgra Peanut Recall Extended a Year by FDA to 2004
According to Steven Bodzin of www.bloomberg.com reporting on the FDA, the Peanut Butter recall has once again been expanded. March 10 (Bloomberg) — ConAgra Foods Inc.’s recall of its Peter Pan butter and other peanut items will apply to products made by the third-largest U.S. food company since October 2004 …
March 09, 2007 • Hepatitis A
LA Hepatitis Outbreaks Spur Vaccinations
CBNNews.com — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of food service workers in eateries across Los Angeles might be vaccinated for hepatitis A because of a series of outbreaks of the disease. Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to look into the costs and benefits of requiring vaccination of more …
March 09, 2007 • Outbreaks
March 09, 2007 • Salmonella
BREAKING NEWS: Vanzo’s closed by salmonella fears
Five confirmed cases of salmonella have been reported to the health department since Feb. 28. A press release from Public Health administrator Toni Corona said four people affected had reported eating at Vanzo’s beginning Feb. 21. An investigation is ongoing and a specific source or food item associated with the …
March 08, 2007 • Listeria
Recall Of Chicken Breast Strips For Possible Listeria Contamination
Carolina Culinary Foods, a West Columbia, S.C., firm, is voluntarily expanding its Feb.18 recall of fully cooked Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich chicken breast cuts and strips that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. The front of each package subject to …
March 07, 2007 • Salmonella
Health Hazard Alert-Siena Deli brand sliced black forest ham may contain Salmonella bacteria
Here is a warning from The Canadian Food Inspection Agency regarding possible salmonella contaminated black forest ham: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Siena Foods Ltd., Toronto are warning the public not to consume the Siena Deli brand sliced black forest ham described below because it may be contaminated …
March 06, 2007 • Salmonella
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March 05, 2007 • Listeria
Listeria detection with full results in just 48hrs
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March 05, 2007 • Salmonella
143 Krasnoyarsk student ball participants have salmonellosis
Laboratory tests have proved that 143 guests of Krasnoyarsk student ball have salmonellosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by bacteriological tests, which showed that the patients had salmonella enteritidis. The cause of the outbreak was infected food at the drink reception. …
March 05, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Beyonce cleared of hepatitis A
Beyonce Knowles is free of hepatitis A as she did not eat any food at the party held to celebrate Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, mews media reports. "Thank goodness, neither one of us ate. According to the health department, she wasn’t at risk," her publicist Alan Nierob was quoted as …
March 04, 2007 • Salmonella
Pa. health dept. warns of salmonella contamination in raw milk
The Associated Press in Harrisburg reports that the state health department warned consumers Friday not to drink raw milk from a dairy farm after two people who drank it were sickened by salmonella. There was evidence of salmonella in a milk sample obtained from the people who drank it, and …
March 04, 2007 • Salmonella
CDC confirms 56 salmonella cases in Sierra Vista since September
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. Health officials still don’t know the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 56 Sierra Vista residents since September. Officials with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been in the area since January trying to figure out where the victims came …
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