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July 10, 2005 • Salmonella
Rock Springs cafe closes amid salmonella reports
Owners of a Rock Springs restaurant have voluntarily closed due to a possible link to a salmonella outbreak. Seven or eight cases have been reported in Sweetwater County, and the county Health Department is investigating, the agency’s Jodye Wilmes said. Officials said the cases might be linked to Sand’s Cafe …
July 10, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A cases on rise in N.H.
By ELISE COMTOIS, Sun Staff It’s only July, and hepatitis A cases in New Hampshire are already double the normal number. Hepatitis A is a liver disease that can cause a person to be ill for months. There have been 48 cases of the virus reported this year, much higher …
July 10, 2005 • Salmonella
Senators back food safety bill
Both U.S. senators from Wisconsin are supporting a bill to strengthen the authority of the USDA – authority that was struck down by federal court about four years ago. The Meat and Poultry Pathogen and Reduction Act stems from a 2001 court case, Supreme Beef v. USDA, in which the …
July 09, 2005 • Listeria
Spring Valley food maker issues 3rd listeria recall
By JANE LERNER jlerner@thejournalnews.com THE JOURNAL NEWS Golden Taste of Spring Valley has issued several recalls of its products lately Thursday: Baked salmon salad in 3.5-ounce, 7.5-ounce and 5-pound plastic containers. The salad had an expiration date of Aug. 11. June 28: 3.5-ounce, 7.5-ounce and 5-pound plastic containers of tuna …
July 09, 2005 • Salmonella
FDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert on Orchid Island Unpasteurized Orange Juice Products
The FDA is issuing a nationwide warning to consumers against drinking unpasteurized orange juice products distributed under a variety of brand names by Orchid Island Juice Company of Fort Pierce, Florida, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium and have been associated with an outbreak of …
July 09, 2005 • Salmonella
Cantaloupe items recalled; possible salmonella contamination cited
The Irwindale, California company O-B-I-M, a producer of fresh-cut fruit, says it’s issued a recall of various fresh-cut cantaloupe items because of a risk of salmonella contamination. The company says it was informed that one of its cantaloupe suppliers, Martori Farms of Scottsdale, indicated that a sample of raw cantaloupes …
July 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Listeria
Golden Taste, Inc. Recalls Golden Taste Baked Salmon Salad Due to Listeria Contamination
Contact: Golden Taste, Inc. 845-356-4133 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Spring Valley, NY — July 7, 2005 — Golden Taste, Inc., 45 S. Central Avenue, Spring Valley, New York 10977 is recalling its Golden Taste Baked Salmon Salad in 7.5 oz. and 3.5 oz. and 5 lb. plastic containers because they may be contaminated with Listeria […] …
July 08, 2005 • Listeria
Bacterial disease afflicts 3 Syracuse-area women
ONONDAGA COUNTY 7/8/2005 SYRACUSE (AP) – Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis – a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food. Onondaga County health officials said the three women, ages 48, 70 and 77, have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Officials have yet to determine the source […] …
July 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak investigated
"Because the investigation is ongoing and we’re still trying to narrow down our focus, we don’t want to prematurely implicate people or institutions — or do anything that might compromise the investigation," said Tim LaFountain, district epidemiologist at the Staunton-Augusta Health Department, after a recent salmonella outbreak in Augusta County …
July 08, 2005 • Listeria
Listeria Probe Looks At Recalled Food
Onondaga County health officials investigate possible link to three cases. Friday, July 08, 2005 By James T. Mulder Staff writer The Onondaga County Health Department is investigating whether three residents with a rare bacterial infection ate food that was recalled late last month because of possible contamination. The U.S. Food …
July 08, 2005 • Listeria
Onondaga County Listeria Outbreak
The Onondaga County Health Department is warning the public about a rare outbreak of a food-borne illness. Three cases of Listeriosis were reported in Onondaga County in the past week. Listeriosis is described as a serious infection, usually caused by eating contaminated food. Pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and adults …
July 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Summer Food Safety Guidelines Stressed
At the same time temperatures rise, people are more likely to leave food unrefrigerated for longer time periods. Food sits out at picnics, barbecues and during travel, and the number of food borne illnesses increases during the summer. Bacteria love the hot, humid days of summer and grow faster than …
July 07, 2005 • Hepatitis A
State outlines plan to deal with rise in Hepatitis A cases
By J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press Writer | July 7, 2005 CONCORD, N.H. –A spike in hepatitis A infections has become an outbreak after efforts to vaccinate at-risk populations earlier this year failed to control the spread of the virus, state health officials said Thursday. So far this year the state …
July 07, 2005 • Listeria
Listeriosis Outbreak in Syracuse area
Thursday, July 7, 2005 8:41 AM SYRACUSE, N.Y.(AP) — Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis — a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food. Onondaga County health offcials say the three — ages 48, 70 and 77 — have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Offcials have yet […] …
July 07, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 07, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 07, 2005 • Listeria
Listeriosis Outbreak in Syracuse area
July 7, 2005 SYRACUSE, N.Y. Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis — a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food. Onondaga County health offcials say the three — ages 48, 70 and 77 — have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Offcials have yet to determine the source […] …
July 07, 2005 • Outbreaks
July 07, 2005 • Outbreaks
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