A recent editorial commentary by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette addresses the recent incidents of food-borne disease, particularly those involving produce in restaurant chains such as Taco Bell.
Despite more than 12,000 food-processing plants in the United States, says the editorial, the budget of a key federal watchdog, the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food
In the past week and a half, seven confirmed salmonella cases have been reported in the Sierra Vista area.
Of the seven cases, two have been serotyped as Oranienburg, the same kind of salmonella that had been reported in another outbreak during the fall months. The other five cases have been serotyped as Enteridis, according
Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of food safety at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, commented in a recent TomPaine.com editorial in regards to the need for Americans to eat for fresh fruits and vegetables, and how the recent food poisoning outbreaks are hindering that message.
“Contaminated foods kill about 5,000 Americans each year
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Queen Victoria brand spinach, which has been distributed nationally, may be contaminated with salmonella, according to eCanadaNow.
The Queen Victoria brand fresh baby Spinach is apparently not affected by this alert.
The CFIA says the likelihood of any remaining affected product being sold at the retail outlets is
Almond Board of California’s proposal to create a mandatory pasteurization program to eliminate the potential for salmonella bacteria in California almonds is one step closer to reality.
After two years of research and consultation involving California’s annual $2.5 billion almond industry, the plan is designed to negate future chances of California almond-caused salmonella outbreaks.
For
The consumption of raw sprouts has been linked to more than 30 outbreaks of foodborne illness throughout North America in the past 15 years, affecting tens of thousands of people.
The first consumer warning about sprouts was issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in 1997. By July 9, 1999, FDA had advised all
Eighty-three percent of chicken sold in U.S. grocery stores may contain bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses, a consumer group said on Monday. That number is 34 percentage points higher than the rate it found three years ago.
Consumer Reports said tests on 525 chickens – including samples from leading brands Perdue, Pilgrim’s Pride Inc. and
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 by the FDA demonstrated
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 Network.
As part of