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December 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Durham residents urged to toss out bean sprouts
The Durham Region Health Department is working with other health units, the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in the investigation of a salmonella outbreak that is linked to eating bean sprouts. As a result, the public is being advised not to eat bean …
December 02, 2005 • Salmonella
16 are sick from bad bean sprouts
Peel Health officials say 16 Peel residents have contracted potentially-deadly salmonella poisoning from eating contaminated bean sprouts, and they say that number will continue to climb. As of yesterday afternoon, 43 Peel residents were infected with salmonella poisoning, including 30 people in Mississauga. Sixteen of the Peel cases have been …
December 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Lettuce
December 1, 2005 LOS ANGELES – County health officials issued a warning Thursday in the wake of two hepatitis A outbreaks. Video Health officials said all produce should be washed thoroughly before consumption. The cases are connected to lettuce. The warning comes after increases in hepatitis A cases in September …
December 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 30, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 29, 2005 • Salmonella
At least a dozen sick from salmonella in Kingston
Salmonella poisoning has been confirmed in at least 14 Kingston, Ontario residents and the outbreak has been linked to contaminated bean sprouts. Another 10 or 12 patients are suspected of being part of the same cluster of symptoms. At first the salmonella outbreak was linked to a local restaurant, but …
November 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
County keeps up on restaurant inspections
11/29/2005 Chester Daily Local Online SARAH E. MORAN, Staff Writer Chester County restaurants are notable exceptions to the rule that many Pennsylvania eateries are only sporadically inspected annually for health and sanitation safety. Just ask David Magrogan, who owns four Kildare’s restaurants in West Chester, King of Prussia, Media and …
November 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Larger restaurant problem
The Patriot News Monday, November 28, 2005 It’s great that the state plans to put the results of restaurant in spections online by the first of the year, but that only addresses part of a much larger problem. The laws involving health inspections are antiquated and the combined state-local inspection …
November 29, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella traced; Outbreak linked to bean sprouts sold by large Toronto company
Contaminated bean sprouts are being blamed for a salmonella outbreak that has made eight Waterloo Region residents sick. Of the eight people who have fallen sick, one is a two-year-old child, while the others range in age from their 20s to their 70s. The outbreak has been traced to one …
November 29, 2005 • Salmonella
CFIA: HEALTH HAZARD ALERT-Mung Bean Sprouts Manufactured by Toronto Sun Wah Trading May Contain Salmonella Bacteria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Toronto Sun Wah Trading Inc., also known as Hollend Enterprises Inc., are warning the public not to consume Sun Wah Mung Bean Sprouts because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Sun Wah Mung Bean Sprouts are sold in packages of various weights and …
November 29, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak linked to raw bean sprouts.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is advising the public of an unusual increase in the number of salmonella cases in the area. Current investigations suggest the increase may be linked to people eating raw bean sprouts. Following the Ministry of Health’s lead, Public Health is recommending residents not eat raw or cooked …
November 28, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 24, 2005 • Outbreaks
Lawsuit filed against parsley grower linked to Washington, Oregon E. coli outbreaks
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against an Oregon farm that produced E. coli-contaminated parsley, which was served at a number of restaurants in Oregon and Washington state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Bremerton, Washington, resident who became ill with an E. coli infection after eating at the …
November 23, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Free immunizations offered for Brownsville children
By Sara InÈs CalderÛn The Brownsville Herald November 22, 2005 — Disease, and how fast it can spread among young children, is a familiar topic at the Brownsville Community Health Center where free vaccines are being offered to protect the most vulnerable from illness. “We can prevent people from becoming …
November 22, 2005 • Salmonella
Vegetables, fruits cause more food illnesses
Contaminated fruits and vegetables are causing more food-borne illness among Americans than raw chicken or eggs, consumer advocates said a in report released Monday. Reuters reports that common sources of food illnesses include various bacteria such as salmonella and E.coli that can infect humans and animals then make their way …
November 22, 2005 • Salmonella
Customers returning to Old South restaurant despite May salmonella outbreak
After a salmonella outbreak in May, the Old South restaurant is hoping for a new beginning, reports Tamara King of WIStv. They’re moving on from what the Department of Health and Environmental Control called the biggest food poisoning outbreak in state history. In May, undercooked turkey served at Old South …
November 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Produce on the Rise
Most people properly associate Salmonella with raw poultry. But according to an analysis of food-poisoning outbreaks by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), fresh produce is catching up with chicken as a major culprit of Salmonella infections. And, says CSPI, produce-related outbreaks tend to be larger than …
November 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 21, 2005 • Salmonella
Holiday Food and Beverage Dangers Warning by Child Safety Expert
Everyone loves to eat and drink during the holiday season. "But some holiday foods can be very dangerous and can even kill," warns Debra Holtzman, and here are her tips for keeping the holiday safer for everyone. –Eggnog: Buy eggnog in the carton, store-sold product is pasteurized and is safe …
November 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 18, 2005 • Outbreaks
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