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August 01, 2006 • Salmonella
Health Canada Reminds Canadians about the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk
Health Canada is reminding Canadians not to drink raw, unpasteurized milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill. Several different kinds of bacteria that could be found in raw milk, such as Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria, have been linked to food-borne illness. These bacteria can …
August 01, 2006 • Outbreaks
August 01, 2006 • Outbreaks
August 01, 2006 • Salmonella
Questions and Answers on Salmonella and other food-borne diseases
Zoonoses cause diseases that lead to numerous sick days, needless deaths and large public health costs in the EU every year — like the ones caused by Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria and toxin producing E. coli. In a press release issued by the European Commission, several common questions about food safety …
August 01, 2006 • Salmonella
Farmers face stricter EU rules on salmonella
The European Union has introduced stricter rules to reduce salmonella in poultry and eggs. Under the new regulations, countries will be set tougher targets for the reduction of salmonella in laying hens and all member states must eventually carry out vaccinations in flocks with more than a 10 percent prevalence …
August 01, 2006 • Salmonella
Most Sheetz salmonella cases settled
Sheetz Inc. has settled all but a few customer lawsuits spawned by salmonella-tainted tomatoes sold at its convenience stores two years ago. So far, most of the money paid to Sheetz customers has come from U.S. Fire Insurance Co. The company insured Coronet Foods Inc., of Wheeling, W. Va., which …
July 31, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Number of Vaccines, Complex Shot Schedule, Confuse Patients
Monday, July 31, 2006 The growing list of childhood vaccinations reads like an alphabet soup: Hib, HepA, HepB, IPV, PCV, MCV4, DTaP, Tdap, varicella and influenza. Parents dragging their kids to the doctor’s office for those required school shots can expect to hear about more vaccines and, if they’re uninsured …
July 31, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 31, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 31, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Cadbury sales slump 25% since salmonella scare
Sales of Cadbury chocolate products have dropped dramatically in the wake of the controversial product recall sparked by a salmonella scare last month, a new report has shown. The full scale of the damage to the company’s balance sheet could be revealed this week when Cadbury unveils its interim results …
July 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Interdepartmental Commission to Discuss WHO Report
30 July 2006 | 13:38 | FOCUS News Agency Sofia. By 8 a.m. today the number of the people in the Bulgarian town of Svoge infected with Hepatitis A soared to 159 as 46 of them work at company Kraft Foods-Svoge. This is what the press center of the Bulgarian Health Ministry told FOCUS News […] …
July 29, 2006 • Salmonella
Life still no box of chocolates for Cadbury
For food and drink companies a health scare can be extremely damaging, as Cadbury Schweppes has found out to its cost over the past month following the recall of a million chocolate bars due to salmonella concerns. The estimated cost of the recall was 5 million pounds, although the longer-term …
July 28, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Golf course restaurant employee tests positive for hepatitis A
Patrons encouraged to receive inoculations to prevent hepatitis A infection NAGS HEAD, NC (July 27, 2006) — The Dare County, North Carolina Department of Public Health issued a warning to all patrons who ate at the Player’s Grille at Nags Head Golf Links on July 14 and 18, 2006. A restaurant employee who worked at […] …
July 28, 2006 • Salmonella
“When elephants dance, the grass gets trampled”
Sheetz Inc. has settled all but a few customer lawsuits spawned by salmonella-tainted tomatoes sold at its convenience stores two years ago. But complicated legal battles involving Sheetz, insurance companies and food suppliers must now settle this question: Who gets stuck with the multimillion-dollar tab? So far, most of the …
July 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 28, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A case in Dare County
27.jul.06 WBTV.com (NC) http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/3441156.html The Dare County Department of Public Health has, according to this story, issued a warning for people who ate at the Players Grille at Nags Head Golf Links between July 14th and 18th after a food handler at the restaurant was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. There …
July 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 28, 2006 • Salmonella
Practice Safe Grilling
Food editor J Scott Wilson walked readers through a typical grilling experience and took a look at where the danger lies and some simple ways to avoid it: Temperature Control By far the biggest culprit when it comes to any sort of outdoor cooking and eating is lack of attention …
July 28, 2006 • Salmonella
Purdue University creates new low-cost system to detect bacteria
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new low-cost system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland security at one-tenth the cost of conventional technologies. The technique – Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology – works by shining a …
July 27, 2006 • Press Releases
Golf course restaurant employee tests positive for hepatitis A
The Dare County, North Carolina Department of Public Health issued a warning to all patrons who ate at the Player’s Grille at Nags Head Golf Links on July 14 and 18, 2006. A restaurant employee who worked at the Player’s Grille on those days was recently diagnosed with hepatitis A …
July 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 27, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A clinics being held for patrons of Nags Head restaurant
Thursday, July 27, 2006 By 13News A Hepatitis A alert was issued late Thursday for patrons of a Nags Head, N.C. restaurant. Health officials want to hear from anyone who ate at the Players Grille at Nags Head Golf Links July 14 and 18, 2006 and who may have eaten …
July 27, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Food Handler Tests Positive For Hepatitis A At Nags Head Restaurant
The Dare County Department of Public Health has issued a warning for people who ate at the Player’s Grille at Nags Head Golf Links July 14 and 18, 2006, following the diagnosis of Hepatitis A in a food handler at the restaurant. If you ate at the Player’s Grille during …
July 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
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