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December 12, 2005 • Listeria
Missouri firm expands recall of meat lunch makers products for possible listeria contamination
December 10, 2005 FSIS Recall Release Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-052-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH WASHINGTON – ConAgra Foods, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily expanding its December 1 recall of approximately 9,550 pounds of various bologna, ham and turkey lunch meal products to a total of 2.8 million pounds due to possible contamination after […] …
December 12, 2005 • Listeria
Listeria outbreak suspected in two deaths
December 9, 2005 The Age South Australian hospitals are safe despite an outbreak of food poisoning linked to the death of two patients, the state government says. Two people, aged between 50 and 70, have died with health officials saying listeria was a probable contributor to their death. Two other …
December 12, 2005 • Hepatitis A
LA restaurant worker diagnosed with hepatitis A
Fri, Dec. 09, 2005 Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Employees of a popular downtown restaurant were urged to get immune globulin shots after an employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A and three others began showing symptoms, the county Health Department announced Friday. People who ate at Cafe Pinot from Nov. 25 through Dec. 4 should […] …
December 12, 2005 • Salmonella
Pathogen Studies Could Result in Safer Produce
Because conventional washing methods to remove microbial contaminants from fresh fruit and vegetable produce surfaces have been found to be only marginally effective, Agricultural Research Service scientists in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania want to give the produce packing and processing industries better techniques. Bassam A. Annous, a microbiologist at the ARS Eastern …
December 12, 2005 • Salmonella
JHC brand anchovies may contain salmonella
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume certain batches of JHC Brand Cooked Seasoning Anchovies because the products may be contaminated with salmonella. The following products from Thailand, sold in 200 gram packages and bearing Process Date 08 AUG 2005 are affected by this alert …
December 10, 2005 • Hepatitis A
More Hepatitis A in L.A.
By ALICE WALTON City News Service 12/9/2005 LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Patrons of an upscale downtown eatery were urged today to get globulin shots after at least one of the restaurant’s employees was diagnosed with hepatitis A, county health officials said. One employee at Cafe Pinot, located next to the …
December 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2005 • Salmonella
Bean sprout advisory continues
A province-wide advisory against consuming bean sprouts remains in effect in response to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that exceeds 500 cases. Two cases have been confirmed in the jurisdiction of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, which participated in a conference call about the 14-day-old outbreak with …
December 09, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health Officials Warn Against Hepatitis A
December 8, 2005 KFOX, El Paso El Paso’s Health Department attributes the growing potential of hepatitis A to our global economy. Hepatitis A, like ecoli, and other food-borne illnesses are easily transmitted and difficult to trace. Health experts say that could be attributed to our global economy, and one source …
December 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella found in raw milk produced by northern Arizona dairy
Inspectors from the Arizona Department of Health Services have found Salmonella bacteria in a sample of unpasteurized raw milk taken from a retailer in Yavapai County. The milk was produced by Meadowayne Dairy of Colorado City and has a use-by date of 12/12/2005. The levels of Salmonella in the sample …
December 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Food poisoning victim slams the source
At least 57 people are on the sick list after an outbreak of salmonella in Hobart, Tasmania. The wave of food poisoning is believed to have forced dozens of Tasmanians on to workers’ compensation leave while they recover. About a dozen people at work got sick and another lot from …
December 07, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Boiler breakdown gives Briscoe students the chills
By Amanda McGregor Staff writer BEVERLY — A boiler broke at Briscoe Middle School this week, forcing students to bundle up in sweaters and winter jackets just to keep warm. School administrators sent a letter home to parents Monday urging them to send their children to school with sweaters and …
December 06, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 05, 2005 • Salmonella
Raw egg warning after 40 taken ill
Tasmanian health officers have warned people to avoid foods containing raw eggs after the state’s latest salmonella outbreak. Director of Public Health Roscoe Taylor said the likely cause of the latest Hobart outbreak was ready-to-eat foods or sauces containing raw egg, according to The Mercury. At least 40 people are …
December 05, 2005 • Salmonella
Valley leads state in food-borne illnesses
The incidence of food-borne illnesses in the Rio Grande Valley far exceeds statewide figures. While some say this is because of proximity to Mexico, incidence rates in the border counties of El Paso and Laredo say otherwise. For five consecutive years, Texas Department of State Health Services data shows the …
December 05, 2005 • Salmonella
Suspected salmonella cases investigated
The Public Health Service expects to know tomorrow whether there has been a further case of salmonella in Hobart, Tasmania. Director of Public Health Roscoe Taylor says two groups of people were reported with possible symptoms of salmonella on Friday. Two people were taken to hospital and a total of …
December 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Los Angeles
December 2, 2005 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Health officials suspect unwashed lettuce is responsible for a Los Angeles County surge in hepatitis A cases. At least 60 people have fallen ill from the virus in the past three months. Officials haven’t been unable to link the outbreak to a particular …
December 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases detected in region
The local health unit has joined a growing number across Ontario to record cases of salmonella poisoning since an outbreak last week connected to consumption of bean sprouts, reports Staff Writer Nick Gardiner. Joan Mays, supervisor of health protection for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, said two …
December 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Spike In Hepatitis A Cases Prompts Health Warning
December 2, 2005 (CBS) LOS ANGELES A reminder to wash produce thoroughly was issued Thursday by Los Angeles County health officials because of an increase in the number of hepatitis A cases reported this year. In September, 13, diners at a restaurant were infected with hepatitis A. A month later …
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