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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 • Listeria
US: Seven unconfirmed illnesses linked to HoneyBaked Listeriosis contamination
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has said that seven cases of self-reported illnesses have been linked to the contamination of HoneyBaked Foods ham and turkey products, which are with Listeria monocytogenes. Read more here. (subscription) …
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 • Listeria
Consumers Should Not Eat Recalled HoneyBaked Foods Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert to remind consumers of the Nov. 24 recall of cooked ham and turkey products from HoneyBaked Foods Inc., of Holland, Ohio that were sold nationwide through internet and telephone catalogue sales as well …
December 01, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 29, 2006 • Listeria
Decades-old border illness still a risk
Mexico’s queso fresco can cause serious disease Crumbly, soft queso fresco — a type of homemade, fresh white cheese — is a signature favorite in Mexico that is now available in many U.S. supermarkets. However, consuming queso fresco imported from Mexico could make you gravely ill, officials warn. And outbreaks …
November 29, 2006 • Listeria
Another Mixed Fruit Recall In Hampton Roads
For the second time this month, a Norfolk food packer has voluntarily recalled its mixed fruit product. The owner of Krisp-Pak tells Your NewsChannel 3 that one sample of the mixed fruit tested positive for listeria. Of the 49 samples sent out for testing, only one came back positive Monday …
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
November 27, 2006 • Listeria
Ohio firm recalls turkey and ham
Nov 24, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Ohio-based company is recalling 46,941 pounds of turkey and ham products that officials fear could cause listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. HoneyBaked Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling the meat, which includes cooked, glazed and …
November 27, 2006 • Listeria
HoneyBaked Foods opens store because of meat recall
After HoneyBaked Foods Inc. of Toledo issued a voluntary recall for certain hams and sliced and glazed turkey breasts on Wednesday, officials decided to open their store on Merger Drive for part of yesterday’s Thanksgiving Day holiday. “We didn’t want people driving up and saying, ‘They’re not here,’” Craig Kurz …
November 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
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November 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
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November 27, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak At Etobicoke School
There has been a hepatitis A outbreak at an elementary school in Etobicoke, Ontario. Full story from Charlene Close at 680 News Toronto Public Health confirms an outbreak of 20 cases of Hepatitis A at an Etobicoke middle school. The source of the outbreak at Elmbank Junior Middle Academy hasn’t …
November 22, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2006 • Salmonella
COMING BACK FOR SECONDS
Nicols Fox, author of Spoiled: Why our food is making us sick and It Was Probably Something You Ate, was asked to review Eric Schlosser’s book, Fast Food Nation, for the Washington Post in 2001 because of her work on the subject of foodborne pathogens. When a “massive production of …
November 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella on the Rise in Chicken Meat
A type of salmonella found in eggs is turning up more often in chicken meat and needs to be reduced, according to the Agriculture Department. From 2000 through 2005, there was a fourfold increase in positive test results for salmonella enteritidis on chicken carcasses. Salmonella sickens at least 40,000 people …
November 20, 2006 • Listeria
Sick of (or FROM) leftovers? Handle them safely
Leftovers. Some of us revere them (especially at this time of year); others revile them. They can be the bane of an empty nester’s kitchen — or provide daily alternatives to fast food lunches. My daughter called me the other night from her UConn apartment kitchen complaining that her father …
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