After years of holiday chefs and poultry lovers grousing that the federal government’s safe-cooking recommendations left their birds too dry, the USDA has lowered the internal temperature recommendation for turkey, chicken, duck and goose, reports the Seattle Times.
Cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees throughout, including any stuffing, will eliminate pathogens
A woman is considering taking legal action if tests prove she contracted salmonella poisoning after eating a Cadbury’s chocolate bar.
Catherine Henderson, 62, of County Antrim, North Ireland, spent five days in hospital. Her lawyers said tests found she had the same strain of the bug. In a statement, Mrs Henderson’s solicitors Irwin Mitchell said
Test results now show owl pellets caused the salmonella outbreak last month that made at least 28 kids ill at a Franklin Elementary school. The kids came in contact with the pellets as part of a fifth grade science experiment.
As a result of this case, state health officials will put out new guidelines for
Authorities are warning residents to take special care in preparing and handling food, as temperatures rise above 40C during the summer. The warning comes as doctors report an increase in food poisoning cases in the UAE, a seasonal trend associated with summer.
An official at the infectious diseases department with the Dubai Department of Health
Franklin State health officials have confirmed that a classroom experiment involving owl waste is what caused dozens of students in Franklin to get sick.
Twenty-eight students at Jefferson Elementary School in Franklin had confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning last month. Dozens more children felt sick. The Department of Public Health said the source of the
Attorneys for Pennsylvania-based Sheetz convenience stores and scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak two years ago have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks and agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle.
The outbreak began on July 1, 2004 and eventually more than 400
An investigation into the safety measures at Cadbury’s Marlbrook plant in Herefordshire following its recall of one million bars has discovered an unreported Salmonella outbreak there in 2002.
Public health officials in the UK have revealed that the Cadbury’s factory at the center of the salmonella scare was infected with the same strand of the
In a report, the group Food and Water Watch said USDA should publish on a quarterly basis figures for salmonella tests at the plants. At present, the agency releases a national average but does not list plants individually.
Wenonah Hauter, head of Food and Water Watch, said USDA ought to "routinely test all plants and
As warmer weather and summer travel swing into full force, so do cases of foodborne illness, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The busy summer travel season can make it difficult for restaurant kitchen staff members to keep up with the many details of food safety. A slip up in this area
Bonnie Rose, a microbiologist with the Food Safety and Inspection Services division of the USDA, develops laboratory-testing methods for food-borne diseases like E. coli and salmonella.
Rose’s work has centered on the development of laboratory testing methods for E. coli and salmonella. Her methodologies are now used worldwide as advanced detection practices for these