The state Health Department says a Williston woman has died of salmonella poisoning — and at least three other people have been sickened but are recovering.
The people have not been identified. Nor has the business where they all bought the same pre-cooked food.
State Epidemiologist Kirby Kruger says the retail business was not cited.
A series of salmonella cases in recent weeks remain under investigation in Williston, and the state health department is watching to see if any other patients are treated for the illness at local clinics and the hospital. "We’re investigating a cluster of four confirmed salmonella cases," said Kirby Kruger, state epidemiologist for the North Dakota
Whether consumers care or not, just about everything they eat is spiked with implications for the environment, international trade, health and the American economy.
Some people talk of how buying some foods undermines the world’s rain forests or coastlines. Others campaign to save the American family farm or improve conditions for foreign laborers. Some call
Old South, a country-style buffet restaurant that is one of the most popular eateries in Camden reopened at 6:30 a.m. Friday after a three-week hiatus.
The Hatfield family closed Old South voluntarily in mid-May as the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control investigated the worst salmonella outbreak in state history. More than 300 people
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South Carolina only has enough restaurant inspectors to do about half of the yearly checks recommended by the federal government.
Although the state has added about 1,200 new restaurants, schools and supermarkets in the past five years, the number of inspectors has remained at about 72, according to Wallace Sheridan with the Department of Health
Pocatello, Idaho Health officials in southeastern Idaho say they have been unable to pinpoint the source of a salmonella outbreak last month in Blackfoot.
Laboratory tests indicated the six people who tested positive for salmonella poisoning over a two-week period in early May were infected with the same common strain of the bacteria.
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Eat, drink and be very afraid. As the psychological fallout from the recent Wendy’s debacle proves, being frightened of our food is the American way. Does it really have to be like this?
By Stett Holbrook
AMERICANS are afraid to eat. Sitting down to dinner makes us anxious, confused and downright scared. We’re afraid of food contamination. We’re frightened by germs. We fear unseen hands tampering with what we eat. Even though the Wendy’s finger-in-the-chili incident has been exposed as a likely fraud, it tapped into deep-seated food fears.Continue Reading The Taste of Fear
There are three more confirmed salmonella cases connected to a Mexican restaurant in Alton, Illinois.
Casa Romero voluntarily closed last Friday after the Madison County Health Department linked several cases of salmonella to the restaurant.
Wednesday, the number of confirmed cases was 13. It is now 16. Officials have not tracked down the source of
Six types of dog and cat treats marketed by TW Enterprises of Ferndale, Wash., were recalled Wednesday after reports of infections in humans of an illness called "Salmonella Thompson."
The items were distributed in the United States and Canada under the TW Enterprises and the Aron Pet Food names. TW Enterprises says five cases