As springtime holidays approach, the Florida Department of Health reminds Florida residents and visitors to put safety at the top of their priority list.
Eggs, a common food of the season, need to be properly handled to prevent illness. The Health Department recommends cooking eggs thoroughly and using a food thermometer to ensure that egg-containing
Contaminated Roma tomatoes were the cause of three salmonella outbreaks last summer, including one that sickened patrons of a convenience store chain in Western Pennsylvania.
The CDC in Atlanta said 561 people in the United States and Canada were infected by salmonella after eating contaminated tomatoes. The worst of the outbreaks occurred among those who
Contaminated Roma tomatoes were the likely cause of a string of salmonella outbreaks that made 561 people sick in the United States and Canada last summer. Salmonella is a common bacteria sometimes found in eggs, raw milk and raw meat. It typically causes diarrhea and other flu-like symptoms, and is rarely fatal.
More than 150
A tomato packing house in Florida was the common link between three 2004 outbreaks of salmonella infection associated with eating Roma tomatoes, according to the current Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreaks caused 561 illnesses in 18 states and in one Canadian province.
Although the
There have been lingering questions about the effects of organic practices on the health of poultry and other livestock produced without conventional medications, says Steven C Huber of B.iological A.gents.
Researchers decided to compare levels of salmonella bacteria in organic free-range and conventionally produced birds. Organic producers often raise their chickens under free-range conditions–that is