The North Carolina Laboratory of Public Health has detected nearly five times as many cases of the food-borne illness Salmonella enteritidis so far this year compared to the first six months in 2004, indicating a troubling rise in S. enteritidis cases statewide.
Surrounding states are experiencing similar increases in Salmonella enteritidis. North Carolina’s divisions of
The best defense against salmonellosis and other food-borne diseases is safe food handling. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has been trying to get that message to consumers. But changes in the food industry and Americans’ eating habits make the job challenging.
An estimated 76 million cases of food poisoning occur each year in
A judge has given attorneys representing 92 victims of a 2004 salmonella outbreak in West Virginia and eight other states the green light to proceed with their claims against Pennsylvania-based Sheetz and the now-defunct Coronet Foods.
The plaintiffs are among more than 400 people sickened when they ate sandwiches prepared with sliced Roma tomatoes contaminated
Sweetwater County Environmental Health officials have traced a Salmonella outbreak to the Sand’s restaurant located on 9th Street in Rock Springs, Wyoming. At least eight patrons have become ill with Salmonella poisoning.\
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Unpasteurized orange juice products from Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Fla., have, according to this story, been recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The juice is packaged and distributed under a variety of brand names, including Nino Salvaggio’s, Westborn Market and Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice. The products do not bear
Arthritis, in children or adults, is called "reactive" when it is due to a delayed reaction to an infection. The arthritis usually occurs two to four weeks after the infection and lasts from eight to 16 weeks. It may recur or last longer in some people. Current research supports combining antibiotics with other treatments for
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 on 9th Street.
The restaurant’s
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 beef processor sued the USDA
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 human disease caused by this
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 tested positive for salmonella on